Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine 2
Identification:
The Eastern white pine is the largest pine tree. All pines are evergreen so they are green all year round. The needles grow in groups of five. They can grow up to five inches long.
Niche:
The white pine gets its energy from the sun. It is a producer because it gets its energy from the sun.
Resources:
www.fcps.edu/.../eastern_white_pine.htm
www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pinus/strobus.htm
Sources and Credits
- (c) copepodo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/63661371@N00/2923651680
- Adapted by redsquirrel4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_strobus
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
