Taxon

Pinus rigida

 
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Pinus rigida - pitch pine
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Common name: pitch pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: e. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: This evergreen tree grows to 40' (sometimes taller) and has an open, conical form. Readily identified by its clusters of young shoots on the trunk. Needles appear yellowish green early, later turning dark green. Light brown cones, clustered 3-4, are 3-4" long and persist for 2 years or more. Seeds are winged.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: CON: CH11 (CH11) • Accession: D1991-0421.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D1995-1113.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D1995-1113.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: HED: CT20 (CT20) • Accession: D1991-0421.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: HRT: AK21 (AK21) • Accession: D2012-0576.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: HRT: AK21 (AK21) • Accession: D2012-0576.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: HRT: AK21 (AK21) • Accession: D2012-0576.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: STC: AJ21 (AJ21) • Accession: D2012-0576.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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