Coulter pine
Pinus coulteri
Summary 7
The Coulter pine or big-cone pine, Pinus coulteri, is a native of the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California (Mexico). Isolated groves are found as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area in Mt. Diablo State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. The species is named after Thomas Coulter, an Irish botanist and physician.
National distribution 8
United States
Origin: NativeRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Sources and Credits
- (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/1235983335
- (c) Jerry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5724038687_da2b60d54e.jpg
- (c) Eugene Zelenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Pinus_coulteri-2.jpg
- (c) Eugene Zelenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Pinus_coulteri-3.jpg
- (c) Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Hawk_Flying_by_Pine_Tree.jpg
- (c) Bri Weldon, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Pinus_coulteri_Ice_House_Canyon.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_coulteri
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/26651606
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
