Pinus taeda L.

Filed As

Pinaceae
Pinus taeda L.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 9430 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010

Location

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge.

Habitat

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).

Description

Tree 25 m tall, the trunk > 1 m diam; bark with large red, rectangular plates and deep furrows. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Specimen Notes

Foliage on sheet (NY 1268876) and cone apart (NY 1268877)

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01268876

Occurrence ID: 66316bdf-00b2-4b5b-b875-123a1db05b9b

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01125730, D. E. Atha 9430, Pinus taeda L. - Accepted : Pinaceae (21.0) : : : Pinophyta;

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