Description ²

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement:
• Flower: cone, male; egg-shaped, 1/3-1/2 inch long, in dense cluster at base of new branches, female; small, cylindrical, yellow/green, at tips of new branches
• Leaves: evergreen, rounded-triangular needles, bundles of 5, 2 2/1-5 inches long, straight
• Bark: grey/brown, loose and scaly plates
• Fruit/Seed: cone, long, 4-8 inches long when mature, flexible, soft scales
• Height: 80-120 feet
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: upland forest

Sources and Credits

1. (c) copepodo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/63661371@N00/2923651680
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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

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