Taxon

Pinus pungens

 
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Pinus pungens - table mountain pine, prickly pine
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Common name: table mountain pine, prickly pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A small evergreen conifer tree, 18-30' tall and wide. Habit is open and irregular, often flat-topped with age. Foliage consists of twisted, deep green needles. Young stems reddish brown while older wood turns gray-brown and exfoliates. Fruit is a persistent cone, 2-4" long. Seed is winged remaining inside the cone until the presence of fire. A real oddity for the plant collector.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: CON: CQ14 (CQ14) • Accession: D1994-0180.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: FLS: CB22 (CB22) • Accession: D1994-0753.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: FLT: CD22 (CD22) • Accession: D2016-0606.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: HED: CT18 (CT18) • Accession: D2016-0606.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: PER: CF22 (CF22) • Accession: D1994-0005.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 6: STC: AG11 (AG11) • Accession: D1994-0753.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: STC: AG12 (AG12) • Accession: D2016-0606.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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