Pinus contorta

Pinaceae Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
contorta refers to ‘contorted’; indicating its needles are twisted.

Colloquial Name
Lodgepole pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus contorta:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 70, ASK, NWT, NWT-MK, YUK, 71, ABT, BRC, 73, 74, SDA, 76, 79, MXN, MXN-BC

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus contorta 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 contorta is stable. There are no known threats for Pinus contorta.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Anna’, ‘Anna Aurea’, ‘Asher’, ‘Chief Joseph’, ‘Compacta’, ‘Fastigiata’, ‘Frisian Gold’, ‘Golden Striker’, ‘Inverewe’, ‘Krňák’, ‘Mt Hood Marble’, ‘Mt Hood Variegated’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Rand’, ‘Rustic’, ‘San Bernadino’, ‘Shaw WB’, ‘Sonora Pass’, ‘Spaan’s Dwarf’, ‘Taylor’s Sunburst’, ‘Tioga Pass Hexenbesen’, ‘Treborth’, ‘WB 888-30’, ‘West Hawk Lake’, ‘Willow Creek’