Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus taeda
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 taeda
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-004:
Pinus taeda
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Loblolly Pine, Old Field Pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm191222_2358_p_taeda
Clay County AL
Cheaha State Park
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pita_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0301c_02
January Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050124_b
January Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0502f_32
February Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0502f_35
February Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm090221_078
February Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Bark on older trees dark reddish-brown, in large flat rectangular plates, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_taeda_4
February
Mature seed cones ovoid to conical, dull brown, armed w very sharp prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s050406_d
April Greenville County SC
Field
Needles 6-9" long, 3 per fascicle, stout, stiff, straight, dark green, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_taeda
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_taeda_5
July
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JK Marlow jkm0210f_18a
October Oconee County SC
Loblolly in front, Virginia Pine in back.
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JK Marlow jkm0410k_26
October Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm0410k_26b
October Greenville County SC
Field
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus taeda
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus taeda
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-004:
Pinus taeda
FAMILY
Pinaceae
1095
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in forests, fields, pine plantations, 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 6-9" long
Needles 3 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p038
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p304
- Landscaping with Native Trees p176
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p275
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p88
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p031
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p251
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p241