knobcone pine


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Noun1.knobcone pine - medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the coneknobcone pine - medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone
Pinus attenuata
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
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In the suburban hills east of Oakland, Calif., another similar scrubby fire-dependent species, the knobcone pine, is disappearing in areas that haven't been allowed to burn in at least 75 years, says Joe McBride, a professor emeritus of landscape architecture and environmental planning at the University of California at Berkeley who studies the effects of fire on the California landscape.
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You could consider the seed of plants such as Ceanothus species (that require intense heat and smoke for germination) or several pine species such as the knobcone pine, Bishop pine, or Sargent cypress (see Box 1 for more information).
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Finally, silverleaf manzanita mixed chaparral habitat is characterized by dense silverleaf manzanita with scattered individuals of other shrubs and, in some areas, knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata).
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