Pinus L.
Pine
Pines (genus Pinus) are a genus of coniferous (cone-bearing) trees containing approximately 115 species, and found nearly everywhere in the northern hemisphere. They have been introduced to the southern hemisphere as well.
These tables compare pines that are currently in the database. Click the scientific name to display information on a particular species.
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Pine comparisons. |
Online References:
Pine (Pinus) · Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) · 4/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts 
(Pinus) · Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) · 9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3′ (135 × 90 cm) 
Species not yet identified 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Coniferophyta | Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs) |
| Class | Pinopsida | Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews |
| Order | Pinales | Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others |
| Family | Pinaceae | Pine family: cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces |
| Genus | Pinus | Latin for “pine” |
Pinus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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