PLANTS Profile for Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)

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Pinus radiata D. Don
Monterey pine

Symbol:

PIRA2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CA. Usage Requirements.

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Pinus radiata D. Don

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Synonyms:
Pinus radiata D. Don

PIRAB

Pinus radiata D. Don var. binata auct. non (S. Watson) Lemmon

Distribution:
Pinus radiata D. Don


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Pinus radiata D. Don

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 76 species in Pinus

Classification:
Pinus radiata D. Don

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Pinus L. – pine
Species	Pinus radiata D. Don – Monterey pine

U.S. Weed Information:
Pinus radiata D. Don

Monterey pine

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

More Accounts and Images:
Pinus radiata D. Don

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183372.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Pinus radiata D. Don

Australian National University, Botany & Dendrology: images

Image of branch with cone from New Zealand

Monterey Pine: images

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 09/16/2008 09:14 AM MDT