PINACEAE
Pine family

​Kingdom Plantae  –  plants
     Subkingdom Viridiplantae  – green plants
          Infrakingdom Streptophyta  – land plants
               Superdivision Embryophyta
                    Division Tracheophyta  – vascular plants
                         Subdivision Spermatophytina  - seed plants
                              Class Pinopsida  – conifers
                                   Subclass Pinidae
                                        Order Pinales  – pines
                                             Family Pinaceae  – pines 
                                                  Genus Pinus L. – pine
Family features
  • 120 species in 11 genera
  • Trees (rarely shrubs)
  • Native to north temperate regions
Family member characteristics
  • Male and female reproductive structures (cones) on same plant
  • Needles long, slender, not flat
Branches usually occur in whorls about the trunk;
normally one whorl added each year
What may be found on pines
  • Evergreen Bagworm Moth cocoons
  • Pine Seed Bugs
  • Lacewing cocoons
GENUS
SUBGENUS
SPECIES
PINUS
pines
PINUS
pines
​Pinus mugo​ 'Sherwood'
Mugo pine
​Pinus thunbergiana
Japanese black pine
​Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis
Bosnian pine
pinus
pines
STROBUS
pines
Pinus bungeana
Lacebark pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
Pinus parviflora
​Japanese white pine