Pinaceae Pinus strobus var. strobus L.
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
strobus refers to ‘strobilos’, the Greek word for pine cone; indicating its quite characteristic slender pine cones.
Colloquial Name
Eastern white pine, Weymouth pine
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus strobus:
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus strobus var. strobus are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus strobus var. strobus that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Pinus strobus var. strobus is hardy to USDA Zone 3 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -40C (-40F) to -34.4C (-30F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus strobus var. strobus is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus strobus var. strobus.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus strobus var. strobus 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 strobus is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus strobus are therefore:
- Pinus albicaulis
- Pinus amamiana
- Pinus armandii
- Pinus ayacahuite
- Pinus bhutanica
- Pinus cembra
- Pinus dalatensis
- Pinus fenzeliana
- Pinus flexilis
- Pinus koraiensis
- Pinus lambertiana
- Pinus monticola
- Pinus morrisonicola
- Pinus parviflora
- Pinus peuce
- Pinus pumila
- Pinus sibirica
- Pinus strobiformis
- Pinus wallichiana
- Pinus wangii
- Pinus x hakkodensis
Pinus strobus var. strobus is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus strobus var. strobus is also placed under Pinaceae.
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