Pinaceae Pinus clausa (Chapm. ex Engelm.) Sarg.
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
clausa refers to ‘closed’; indicating its seed cones can remain closed for a very long time.
Colloquial Name
Sand pine
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus clausa are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus clausa that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus clausa is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus clausa is stable. There are no known threats for Pinus clausa.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus clausa 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 clausa is Subsect. Contortae. The coordinate taxa for Pinus clausa are therefore:
Pinus clausa is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus clausa is also placed under Pinaceae.
Cultivars
‘William Quell’
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