Description ²

• Shape: Tree
• Flower: cone, male; cylindrical, 1/3-2/3 inch long, dense clusters at base of new growth, female; egg-shaped, 3/8 inch long, on upper portion of new growth
• Leaves: evergreen, rounded needles, in bundles of 2, ¾-2 inches long, often twisted
• Bark: brown/gray-gray/black vertical ridges, often flaky
• Fruit/Seed: hard cone, ½-2 inches long, tip curled towards branch, sealed closed by resin
• Height: 30-100 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: upland forest, savanna, barrens

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Panek, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinus_banksiana_male.jpg
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• 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)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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