- Pinus echinata
Taxobox
name = "Pinus echinata"
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Shortleaf Pine forest
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Pinaceae
genus = "Pinus"
subgenus = "Pinus"
species = "P. echinata"
binomial = "Pinus echinata"
binomial_authority = Mill."Pinus echinata" (Shortleaf Pine) is a species of
pine native to the easternUnited States from southernNew York south to northernFlorida , west to the extreme southeast ofKansas , and southwest to easternTexas . The tree is variable in form, sometimes straight, sometimes crooked, with an irregular crown. Thistree reaches heights of 20-30 m with a trunk diameter of 0.5-0.9 m.The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of two and three mixed together, and from 7-11 cm long. The cones are 4-7 cm long, with thin scales with a transverse keel and a short prickle. They open at maturity but are persistent.
This pine is a source of
wood pulp ,plywood veneer, andlumber for a variety of uses. The Shortleaf Pine is one of the southern US "yellow" pines; it is also occasionally called Southern Yellow pine or the Shortstraw Pine. Shortleaf Pine has the largest range of the southern US yellow pines.This pine occupies a variety of habitats from rocky uplands to wet flood plains. It frequently hybridizes naturally with
Loblolly Pine where their ranges intersect.References
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External links
* [http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/echinata.htm Gymnosperm Database: "Pinus echinata"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200005332 Flora of North America, Profile and]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIEC2 NCRS: USDA Plants Profile: "Pinus echinata"]
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