25,568 observationsLeast Concern
pitch pine
Pinus rigida
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Pinus
About
Pinus rigida, the pitch pine, is a small-to-medium-sized (6–30 m ) pine, native to eastern North America. It can be found in two pockets along the St. Lawrence River in southern Quebec and Ontario and more prominently occurs from central Maine south to Georgia and as far west as Kentucky. It is found in environments which other species would find unsuitable for growth such as acidic, sandy, and low nutrient soils. This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of pitch pine is Pinus rigida.
- pitch pine belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- pitch pine belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- pitch pine belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- pitch pine belongs to the order Pinales.
- pitch pine belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- pitch pine belongs to the genus Pinus.