Pinus rigida

Pinaceae Pinus rigida Mill.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
rigida refers to ‘rigid’; indicating this tree has stiff needles.

Colloquial Name
Pitch pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 72, ONT, QUE, 75, CNT, DEL, MAI, MAS, NWH, NWJ, NWY, OHI, PEN, RHO, VER, WVA, 78, GEO, KTY, MRY, NCA, SCA, VRG, TEN

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Pinus rigida 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 rigida is increasing. There are no known threats for Pinus rigida.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus rigida 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 rigida is Subsect. Australes. The coordinate taxa for Pinus rigida are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘Aurea’ , ‘Ben Walet’ , ‘Globosa’, ‘Hillside Weeping’, ‘Jumping Off Rock’, ‘Little Giant’ , ‘Sand Beach’, ‘Sherman Eddy’, ‘Witches’ Broom’