Pinus monticola

Pinaceae Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
monticola refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Western white pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 71, ABT, BRC, 73, IDA, MNT, ORE, WAS, 76, CAL, NEV

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Pinus monticola is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus monticola is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus monticola and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus monticola has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Ammerland’, ‘Chad’, ‘Crawford’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Idaho Dwarf’, ‘Minima’, ‘Nana’, ‘Ondulata’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Raraflora’, ‘Rigby’s Weeping’, ‘Siskiyou Mountains’, ‘Skyline’, ‘Snow White’, ‘Undulata’, ‘Windsor Dwarf’