Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pinus strobus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:
Pinus strobus FAMILY Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Strobus strobus
COMMON NAME:
Eastern White Pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p02a
“Soft Pine” has played a great role in our history, and fortunes arose from its exploitation, per Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934).
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_036a
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pist_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pist_011_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_33
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_36
February Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2787
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus_3
July
Mature seed cones cylindrical, elongated; cone scales without prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus3
July
Needles soft, not rigid, 7-12cm, 5 per bundle, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm140816_663
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm0510b_06
October Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0311i_07
November Jackson County NC
Roadside
One whorl of branches is produced each year, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_pinus_strobus_2
November
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pinus strobus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:
Pinus strobus
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Strobus strobus
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Moist to dry forests, bottomlands, dry, rocky ridges in humid gorges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Mountains & Piedmont of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (waifs in Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 3-4" long
Needles 5 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p303
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p163
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p330
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p179
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p273
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p029
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p01
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p251
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p239
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