Pinus echinata

Pinaceae Pinus echinata Mill.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
echinata refers to ‘spiny’; probably indicating the spiny umbos.

Colloquial Name
Shortleaf pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 74, ILL, MSO, OKL, 75, CNT, NWJ, NWY, OHI, PEN, WVA, 77, TEX, 78, ALA, ARK, DEL, FLA, GEO, KTY, LOU, MRY, MSI, NCA, SCA, TEN, VRG, WDC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus echinata are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus echinata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Pinus echinata is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus echinata is increasing. There are no known threats for Pinus echinata.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus echinata has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus echinata is Subsect. Australes. The coordinate taxa for Pinus echinata are therefore:

Pinus echinata is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus echinata is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Cline’s Dwarf’, ‘Nana’