Colorado Wild Plants and Fungi
by DaySounds © 2013-17



Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)-A

The seeds are edible. The needles can be used to make tea. Some Native Americans chewed the twigs, after
peeling the bark, to eliminate bad breath. Resin was used by early settlers as a tooth filler. Some of these trees
are thousands of years old, making them a part of the oldest living organisms on Earth.
                                     

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