Whitebark Pine - Pinus albicaulis

A common tree on open ridges above 5000 feet, most abundant on the north and east sides of the Park. Dead trees are often seen, victims of a fungus disease called White Pine Blister Rust. Photographed (left to right) at Sunrise on August 26, 2014, Mount Fremont on August 17, 2016, and, with Subalpine Lupine, at Sunrise on August 22, 2012.

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