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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), Cone of the Month for June, 2021
Illustrated by Jillian Barthold
Highest elevation occupant of the mountains of western North America. Its cone scales stay very tight but are pried apart by Clark’s nutcracker (that’s a bird) which scatterhoards them.
Fun Fact: Casey’s first cone tattoo (June 2016 in Seattle, WA)
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), Cone of the Month for June, 2021
Illustrated by Jillian Barthold
Highest elevation occupant of the mountains of western North America. Its cone scales stay very tight but are pried apart by Clark’s nutcracker (that’s a bird) which scatterhoards them.
Fun Fact: Casey’s first cone tattoo (June 2016 in Seattle, WA)