Description ²

• Shape: Tree
• Flower: cone, male; cylindrical, rounded tips, ½-3/4 inch long, in dense clusters at base of new branches, female; small, roundish, deep pink/purple, at tips of new branches
• Leaves: evergreen, rounded needles, bundles of 2, 4-7 inches long, straight
• Bark: grey/brown, patches of red, loose and scaly plates
• Fruit/Seed: cone, egg-shaped, 3/8-2 ¼ inches long
• Height: 60-120 feet
• Flowering: June
• Habitat: upland forest, savanna, barrens
• Other: Minnesota state tree

Sources and Credits

1. (c) timmenzies on Flickr, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinus_resinosa_foliagecone.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)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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