Species: Pinus contorta var. contorta
Lodgepole Pine
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Beach Pine - Shore Pine - beach pine - coast pine - pin tordu côtier
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Conifers and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Coniferophyta - Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae - Pinus - .
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
´ 0.7--0.9(--1.1)mm, dark green, apex acute to broadly acute or blunt. Seed cones maturing and shedding seeds in 2 years, persistent or variously serotinous, strongly asymmetric, strongly recurved, often in whorls, proximal outer apophyses strongly domed.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-04-14
Global Status Last Changed
2009-04-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Shore pine is confined along the Pacific Coast and coastal islands from southern Alaska, through British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, to California.