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loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
longleaf pinePinus palustris
shortleaf pinePinus echinata
eastern white pinePinus strobus
slash pinePinus elliottii
pitch pinePinus rigida
red pinePinus resinosa
pond pinePinus serotina
Virginia pinePinus virginiana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 34,472 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6,491 |
| Texas | 6,452 |
| Virginia | 4,412 |
| Georgia | 3,271 |
| Alabama | 3,069 |
| South Carolina | 2,149 |
| Maryland | 1,844 |
| Tennessee | 1,038 |
| Arkansas | 914 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | conifers · Pinopsida |
| Order | conifers · Pinales |
| Family | pine family · Pinaceae |
| Genus | pines · Pinus |
Study it in a deck
- Conifers of Maryland
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Trees of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise loblolly pine with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.