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Pinus palustris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PINACEAE

Scientific Name: Pinus palustris
Species Authority: Mill.
Common Name/s:
English – Longleaf Pine

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1cde ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: A once-abundant tree which has reduced in area of occupancy from 24 million ha to 1.6 million ha in 1985. Subpopulations continue to become increasingly scattered and restricted to parks and reserves.
Countries:
Native:
United States
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Areas where the species once occurred have been taken over by plantations of P. taeda and P. elliottii.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Pinus palustris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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