Species: Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine
Species
    Pinus ponderosa
    Kingdom
    Plantae
    Phylum
    Coniferophyta
    Class

    Pinopsida

    Order

    Pinales

    Family

    Pinaceae

    Genus

    Pinus

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Blackjack - Bull Pine - Yellow Pine - pin ponderosa - ponderosa pine - western yellow pine
    Informal Taxonomy
    Plants, Vascular - Conifers and relatives
    Formal Taxonomy
    Plantae - Coniferophyta - Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae - Pinus - The taxonomy of the ponderosa pine complex is not completely resolved (Flora of North America 1993). There are morphological and distributional overlaps, and disagreement regarding the geographical boundaries of varieties of ponderosa pine. Hybridization also occurs between all three varieties. (Howard 2003).
    Short General Description
    Tree, sometimes 225 ft tall.
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2009-03-24
    Global Status Last Changed
    1983-10-11
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Ponderosa pine is the most widely distributed pine species in North America, ranging north-south from southern British Columbia to central Mexico and east-west from central Nebraska to the west coast (Howard 2003).
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