 | Pinus sibirica Common NamesSiberian cedar; kedr (Russian) (2).Taxonomic notesSyn: Pinus cembra var. sibirica (1).DescriptionRangeRussia (the Urals and Siberia, excepting most of Yakutia and E coastal areas), China (Altai and Manchuria), N Mongolia. "Grows on wet W slopes and on wet soils, in pure stands or in association with Picea obovata and Abies sibirica ("black taiga") (2).Big TreeA specimen 48 m tall and 350 cm in diameter occurs on Kedrovy Pass in the Altai Mts. (2).OldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanySeeds locally harvested (2).ObservationsRemarksThis is another pine, like the pi�on and P. albicaulis, that provides an important food source for local indigenous peoples and wildlife in the form of large, wingless seeds that are distributed primarily by birds - in this case, the Siberian nutcracker (Nucifraga nucifraga) (2).Citations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Vladimir Dinets, e-mail communication, 10-Jan-1998. |
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