Pinus contorta Calflora

Taxon Report 6508

Pinus contorta Loudon

Beach pine, Lodgepole pine

Pinus contorta, a gymnosperm, is a tree that is native to California, is found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	PINACEAE
Genus:	Pinus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. bolanderi ... ssp. contorta ... ssp. murrayana

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Strand, wetland-riparian

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More information about Pinus contorta


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PICO)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 15, 2019).