Pinus nigra ssp. nigra

Pinaceae Pinus nigra ssp. nigra J.F. Arnold

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
nigra refers to ‘black’; indicating the dark colour of its bark.

Colloquial Name
Austrian pine, Black pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 6 subordinate taxa for Pinus nigra:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 11, AUT, AUT-AU, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, ROM, TUE, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, YUG-KO, YUG-MA, YUG-MN, YUG-SE, YUG-SL

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus nigra ssp. nigra is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus nigra ssp. nigra is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus nigra ssp. nigra and they are listed as follows:

• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

Pinus nigra ssp. nigra is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus nigra ssp. nigra is also placed under Pinaceae.