Pinus balfouriana
| Foxtail pine | |
|---|---|
| John Muir Trail, between Forester Pass and Wallace Creek, southern Sierra Nevada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | P. subg. Strobus |
| Section: | P. sect. Parrya |
| Subsection: | P. subsect. Balfourianae |
| Species: | P. balfouriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinus balfouriana Balf., 1853 | |
| Natural range of Pinus balfouriana | |
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Pinus balfouriana, the foxtail pine, is a rare high-elevation pine that is endemic to California, United States. It is closely related to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, in the subsection Balfourianae.