PLANTS Profile for Pinus contorta var. contorta (beach pine)

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PLANTS Profile

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta
beach pine

Symbol:

PICOC

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N


Other common names:
	shore pine

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Photo of Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

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Synonyms:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

PICOC2

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon ssp. contorta

shore pine

Distribution:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta


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USA (AK, CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 75 species in Pinus, 5 varieties in Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

Classification:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Pinus L. – pine
Species	Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon – lodgepole pine
Variety	Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta – beach pine

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

Pinus contorta:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU

FACU-

FACU-*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183328.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. contorta

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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