Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
and The Pines of South Carolina
Learn more about Pinus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern White Pine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pist_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pist_011_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_33
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_36
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus_3
July
Mature seed cones cylindrical, elongated; cone scales without prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus3
July
Needles soft, not rigid, 7-12cm, 5 per bundle, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm140816_663
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm0510b_06
October Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0311i_07
November Jackson County NC
Roadside
One whorl of branches is produced each year, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus_2
November
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
1094
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Look for it in moist to dry forests, bottomlands, dry, rocky ridges in humid gorges, 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.
...Moist
...Dry
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 3-4" long
Needles 5 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p303
- Landscaping with Native Trees p179
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p273
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p029
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p01
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p251
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p239