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Scientific name: Pinus muricata D.Don

Common name: bishop pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Order: Pinales

Distribution: California (USA), Baja (Mexico)

IUCN Red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Tree

Leaf Persistence: Evergreen

Description: The several varieties described for Pinus muricata reflect the high variability in leaf characters and in degree of elaboration of apophysis and umbo in this species. The extremes can sometimes occur together.