Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
and The Pines of South Carolina
Learn more about Pinus from the Vascular Plants of North 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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-007:
Pinus pungens
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Table Mountain Pine, Burr Pine, Hickory Pine
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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.
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.
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.
JK Marlow jkm0509i_08
September Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Often numerous persistent closed cones (serotinous - open with heat of fire). Patrick McMillan
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