Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum

Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Engelm.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
ponderosa refers to ‘massive’; indicating the large size these trees can obtain.
scopulorum refers to ‘from the rocks’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Rocky Ponderosa pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus ponderosa:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 73, COL, MNT, WYO, 74, NDA, NEB, OKL, SDA, 76, ARI, NEV, UTA, 77, NWM, TEX, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXN, MXN-SO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum 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 ponderosa var. scopulorum is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum 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 ponderosa is Subsect. Ponderosae. The coordinate taxa for Pinus ponderosa are therefore:

Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum is also placed under Pinaceae.