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.


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

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Pinus contorta


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PICO)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Dec 15, 2018).