Ecology
The forest also harbors an estimated 238,000 acres (963 km2) of old-growth forests. The most abundant trees in these forests are Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) and Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi)
The Inyo National Forest contains the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, which protects specimens of Great Basin Bristlecone Pines (Pinus longaeva). One of these Bristlecone Pines is "Methuselah", the oldest known non-clonal living tree on earth, over 4,839 years old.
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