Pinus virginiana

Pinaceae Pinus virginiana Mill.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
virginiana refers to the US State of Virginia; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Virginia pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 75, INI, NWJ, NWY, OHI, PEN, WVA, 78, ALA, DEL, GEO, KTY, MRY, MSI, NCA, SCA, TEN, VRG

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Pinus virginiana is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus virginiana is increasing. There are no known threats for Pinus virginiana.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Bernie’ , ‘Creeping’ , ‘Driscoll’ , ‘Fanfare’, ‘Issaqueena’ , ‘Nashawena’, ‘Pocono’ , ‘Sunset’ , ‘Topknot’ , ‘Tyler’ , ‘Wate’s Golden’