Pinus palustris Mill.
-
Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
-
Family
Pinaceae
-
Scientific Name
-
Description
Species Description - Tall tree, to 30 m; bark becoming orange-brown, with rough, scaly plates; twigs very stout; winter buds large, to 2.5 cm, covered with silvery-white, fringed scales; lvs in 3’s, closely crowded at the ends of the branches, persistent 2 years, light green, soft, often drooping, 20–30(–50) cm; cones divergent, often pendent, conic-oblong, 15–25 x 5–6 cm, opening at maturity and soon falling; apophysis thick and prominently ridged, the umbo elevated, with a small, reflexed spine; seeds ca 4 cm. Moist or dry, sandy soil, largely on the coastal plain, less commonly on the piedmont; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex. (P. australis F. Michx., an illegitimate substitute name)
-
Common Names
longleaf-pine