Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus serotina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus serotina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pinus serotina
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-005:
Pinus serotina FAMILY Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus serotina
(?) -
Pinus rigida ssp. serotina
COMMON NAME:
Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_050
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pise_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_9854071705
September NC
Pocosin Lakes NWR
P. serotina is clearly a southern relative of P. rigida, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm161001_772
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Mature seed cones nearly round to oval; scales w a weak deciduous prickle, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Keith Bradley kab_pinus_serotina_9552
December Marion County SC
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_pinus_serotina_9555
December Marion County SC
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve
Remarkably, can resprout needles from branches, trunk or roots following fire, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_pinus_serotina_9562
December Marion County SC
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve
Cones may remain closed w viable seeds for years, not opening until a fire, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Sharleen Johnson shj_1531134894055577
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Sharleen Johnson shj_2557400217741375
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Sharleen Johnson shj_538321014841133
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Will Stuart wil_6534318559_d56eb0b5b2
December Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Thrives in soils with a high water table and can tolerate wide fluctuations, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_6534391581_51fd7d58bf
December Chesterfield County SC
Needles are mostly in 3s, 6-8" long, and persistent for 3-4 years, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus serotina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus serotina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pinus serotina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-005:
Pinus serotina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus serotina
(?)
-
Pinus rigida ssp. serotina
1092
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Peaty soils of pocosins, swamps of small blackwater streams, sometimes a component of very wet pine savannas over an herbaceous groundlayer, but usually associated with dense pocosin shrubs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 5-8" long
Needles 3-4 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p312
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p413
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p176
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p272
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p034
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p113
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p241
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