You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
and The Pines of South Carolina
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pinus pungens
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus pungens
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 016-01-007:
Pinus pungens
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Table Mountain Pine, Burr Pine, Hickory Pine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pipu5_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_pungens
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_pungens_2
March
Adapted to release seed from serotinous cones after fire, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_pungens_3
March
Bark thin, dark reddish-brown, furrowed into scaly plates on older trunks, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0506d_06
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Usually a small-to-medium tree of rocky slopes and ridge tops, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm0509i_08
September Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Often numerous persistent closed cones (serotinous - open with heat of fire). — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow s050918_a
September Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Two twisted stout yellow-green needles per fascicle, 1.5-3.5" long. — Patrick McMillan
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmppungens_ab
Month Unknown Alleghaney County NC