Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus glabra
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check The Pines of South Carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus glabra
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pinus glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-009:
Pinus glabra FAMILY Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus glabra
COMMON NAME:
Spruce Pine, Walter's Pine
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_057
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pigl2_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100313_032
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Bark unlike that of other pines, suggestive of Spruce, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm100313_037
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Unusual in growing in moist (even infrequently flooded), fertile habitats, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100314_012
March Decatur County GA
Bark tight, closely ridged, not sloughing off, reminiscent of a hardwood, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm100314_013
March Decatur County GA
Mature seed cones conical-elliptical, scales with small deciduous prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_glabra
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_glabra_6
March
Cone scales have minute prickles and a faint horizontal ridge, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_glabra_bark
March
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JK Marlow s100313_c
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Needles 2-4" long, 2 per fascicle, slender, twisted, dark green, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_231344639451249
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm100508_035
May Charlton County SC
Drayton Hall
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus glabra
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus glabra
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pinus glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-009:
Pinus glabra
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus glabra
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Bottomland forests, rich, moist soils, also upland in calcareous areas, such as calcareous bluffs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA, rare in SC
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 2-4" long
Needles 2 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p037
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p173
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p267
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p033
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p239
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