Pinus taeda

Pinaceae Pinus taeda L.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
taeda refers to the Latin name for pine wood.

Colloquial Name
Loblolly pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 74, OKL, 75, DEL, MRY, 77, TEX, 78, ALA, ARK, FLA, GEO, KTY, LOU, MSI, NCA, SCA, TEN, VRG, WDC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus taeda are subtropical/tropical swampy forests, temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus taeda that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus taeda is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

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

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

Cultivars
‘Cochran’ , ‘Compacta’ , ‘Dixie’ , ‘Pendula’