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Learn more about Pinus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus rigida
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus rigida
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-006:
Pinus rigida
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Pinus rigida ssp. rigida
COMMON NAME:
Pitch Pine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_piri_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_piri_005_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_rigida
March
Needles usually 3 per bundle, stiff, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_rigida_2
March
Cones with a wide flat base when open; prickles sharp, downcurved, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_rigida_3
March
Tufts of needles can sometimes be seen growing on trunk (epicormic buds), per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_358
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm160504_361
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Pollen cones yellow-green w purple tinge, clustered at base of terminal bud, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_363
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Cones 3-8cm long, egg-shaped when closed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_400
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Pollen cones shedding pollen.
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Keith Bradley kab_pinus_rigida_9383
June Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
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JK Marlow jkm150912_122
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0511a_31
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Bark is dark, divided into rough, irregular scaly plates and ridges, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm0511a_32
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Bark scales lack the distinctive pitch pockets oft found in Shortleaf Pine, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.