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Coulter pine
Coulter pine
Pinus coulteri
Also known as: bigcone pine · pitch pine
Plantae
NEAR THREATENED

Stats

Lifespan
50-100 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Montane forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Near Threatened

About

The Coulter pine is a tall evergreen tree that lives in the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California. It can live for up to 100 years and has cones that are almost 10 inches long.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
Pinus coulteri