Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Pinus resinosa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Pinus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus resinosa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Red Pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pire_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_pinus_resinosa1
June Itasca County MN
Needles break cleanly when nearly doubled between fingers, 2 per bundle, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_pinus_resinosa3
June Itasca County MN
Bark scaly or with scaly plates, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Pinus resinosa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus resinosa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
1090
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in high elevation forests, in pine plantations, and persisting after silvicultural planting, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 4-6" long
Needles 2 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees p177
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p035
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p01
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p239