Pinus contorta (USA)

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2292 1838. (syn: Pinus bolanderi Parl.; Pinus contorta subsp. bolanderi (Parl.) Critchf.; Pinus contorta var. bolanderi (Parl.) Koehne; Pinus inops Bong.);
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Subarctic America to Mexico (N. Baja California): Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon; Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New South Wales, Norway, Romania, Sweden as per POWO;
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Pinus contorta from California-GS26022021-5: 3 images.
Pinus contorta Douglas
Common names: Lodgepole pine, Twisted pine
Tree from Western North America with two needles per cluster and 3-7 cm long female cones with prickles on scales. Photographed from Tahoe, California, 7-8-2017.


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San Francisco, August 2024 :: Pine for ID :: ARK2024-004: 5 high res. images.
This was clicked at Tenaya lake in the Yosemite National Park, USA in August 2024.
Is this Pinus contorta?


Yes, appears close as per images and references at
https://efloraofindia.com/2021/03/02/pinus-contorta/


 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI   Wikipedia
https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/pinus-contorta/
https://calscape.org/Pinus-contorta-()
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/Taxon=Pinus%20contorta
https://conifersociety.org/conifers/pinus-contorta/
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/pinus-contorta-var-contorta
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/41577
https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_contorta.php
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pinus-contorta-var-latifolia/

Updated on January 10, 2025

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