Pinus longaeva the Great Basin bristlecone pine is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine. One member of this species at 5064 years old is the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth.
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