Plants Profile for Pinus taeda (loblolly pine)

General Information
Symbol:	PITA
Group:	Gymnosperm
Family:	Pinaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	L48 N
Characteristics
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, DC, Washington. 1914. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL. 1953. Usage Requirements.

Paul S. Carter. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MS, De Soto National Forest. 1935. Usage Requirements.

W.R. Mattoon. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, AL. 1928. Usage Requirements.

P. Freeman Heim. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, FL, Ocala National Forest. 1971. Usage Requirements.

W.R. Mattoon. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MS. 1927. Usage Requirements.

W.R. Mattoon. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, TX, Warren Co. 1927. Usage Requirements.

W.R. Mattoon. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, VA. 1929. Usage Requirements.

C.D. Mell. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, DC, Washington. Usage Requirements.

Robert W. Neelands. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MS, Neshoba Co. 1959. Usage Requirements.

W.H. Shaffer. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, LA. 1952. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, AR. 1926. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, AR. 1925. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, AR. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, GA. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, LA, Alexandria. 1927. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, NC. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, VA, Southhampton Co. 1949. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. 1969. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. 1928. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. 1908. Usage Requirements.

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. 1969. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. February 18, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Montgomery Co., Uwharrie National Forest. October 27, 2011. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. March 28, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, SC, Richland Co., Congaree National Park. April 23, 2011. Usage Requirements.

©Rebecca Weller. TreesForMe. United States, NC, Durham Co., William B. Umstead State Park. October 29, 2011. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, TX, Bastrop Co., Bastrop. September 23, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 59. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 taeda L. – loblolly pine

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

U.S. Weed Information
Pinus taeda loblolly pine This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
HEAR	USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Hawaii	UPL

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC
Great Plains	FAC
Midwest	UPL