Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinus clausa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Learn more about Sand Pine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
P. clausa is closely related to P. virginiana, the n. North American P. banksiana, and the nw. North American P. contorta complex, per Weakley's Flora.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus clausa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2 (1993)
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus clausa
COMMON NAME:
Sand Pine
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_060a
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Keith Bradley kab_pinus_clausa_77939
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
Bark gray, somewhat smooth on upper trunk, lower trunk with scaly ridges , per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinus clausa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus clausa
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2
Pinus clausa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus clausa
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Florida scrub, and dry sands where planted outside of its native range, for instance widely planted in pulp plantations in FL and s. GA, experimentally planted as far north as NC (and persisting and naturalizing), per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 2.5-3.5" long
Needles 2 per bundle
"FLOWER":
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p029
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p264
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p239
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