clade class / subclass order / family genus subgenus; subgenus
Strobus
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Ducampopinus
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Subgenus
defining characteristics Leaves
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Subgenus
defining characteristics Leavess
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Subgenus features
Bark
Wood
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Subgenus features
Bark
Wood
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Leaves
Cones
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Leaves
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Quinquefoliae
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Parrya
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Strobi
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Gerardianae
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Pinus flexilis
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Pinus parviflora
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Pinus strobus
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Pinus bungeana
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Morton - Christopher
Pine galleries |
Charles - W 11th
Pine W 12th - Horatio galleries |
Pine
gallery |
Pinus flexilis
E. James
limber pine
white pine Rocky Moumtain white pine |
Pinus parviflora
Siebold & Zucc.
Japanese white pine
五洋松 goyomatsu (Japanese) = "five-needle pine" 姫小松 himekomatsu (Japanese) = "princess small pine" |
Pinus strobus
L.
eastern white pine
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Pinus bungeana
Zucc. ex Endl.
lacebark pine
Bunge's pine 白皮松 bai pi song (Chinese) = "white bark pine" |
Native to Rocky Mountains of western US
Native habitat: Exposed ridges from 7500-11,000 ft. Life span: Up to 300 years Salt spray tolerance high Soil salt tolerance poor Look for on twigs, cocoons. and cones
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Native to Japan
Native habitat: Colder mountain regions Salt spray tolerance high Subject for bonsai Look for on twigs and needles
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Native to eastern US
Salt spray tolerance none Soil salt tolerance poor |
Native to northern and central China
Native habitat: South-facing mountain slopes Named for Alexander A. von Bunge who collected the type specimen in 1831 while Russian envoy to the imperial court of Beijing Introduced in 1846 to US (Robert Fortune, a Scottish plant hunter, introduced it as well as over 120 other Asian plant species to Europe.) Look for in bark
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Pinus flexilis
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Pinus parviflora
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Pinus strobus
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Pinus bungeana
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Tree / Bark
Tree
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Tree
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Tree
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Foliage
Male (Stamenate) Cones
Female (Ovulate) Cones
Megastrobili
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Megastrobili
Cones
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Megastrobili
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Megastrobili
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Seeds
Pinus flexilis
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Pinus parviflora
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Pinus strobus
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Pinus bungeana
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