Pinus palustris

Family:PINACEAE
Species:Pinus palustris Mill.
Common Name:Longleaf Pine; Southern Pine
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PIPA2
Plant Notes:Longleaf Pine is a native evergreen needle-leafed tree in the Pine family (Pinaceae). It can be found in much of Alabama. Longleaf Pine occurs on the tops and upper slopes of ridges, in dry sandy or red clay uplands, in sandhills, and in pine flatwoods. It is a large tree reaching heights of 150 feet. The trunk is straight and the bark is orange-brown in color, flaking in scaly rectangular plates. The crown is rounded, often becoming flat topped with age. The branches are widely spaced and are often descending, with upcurved tips. Longleaf Pine is self-pruning, quickly losing the lower branches. Needle leaves occur in fascicles of 3. The leaves are 8-18 inches in length, straight to slightly twisted, and yellow-green in color. They are confined to areas near the tips of branches and surround the large silvery-white terminal buds. Pollen cones are about 1-3 inches in length and purple-brown in color. Seed cones are ovoid-cylindric in outline, 6-10 inches in length, red-brown in color, and with short stiff recurved prickles. The seed cones are nearly sessile, mature in 2 years, and quickly drop after releasing the seed. The seed are winged. The wood is dense, straight grained, and with few knots. It is a valued species for lumber, utility poles, pulpwood and naval stores. Longleaf Pine is unusual in that it spends the first 3-5 years of its life in a grass stage, with little vertical growth. During this period, it develops a large deep taproot. Once sufficient resources have been accumulated the stem rapidly elongates. Longleaf Pine is the state tree of Alabama. It is very fire dependent and was a major component of many ecosystems in Alabama. Due to fire suppression, over harvesting, and difficulties experienced in growing and planting seedlings on a commercial scale this species has disappeared from much of its former range.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU+ (NWI)
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPINACEAE - Pine family
Genus Pinus
Species Pinus palustris Mill. - Longleaf Pine; Southern Pine

Citation

Citation Pinus palustris Miller, Gard. Dict. (ed. 8) Pinus no. 14. 1768.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Pinus longifolia Pinus longifolia Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 398. 1796, nom. illegit.Pinus palustris Miller 1768. 
Pinus taeda var. palustris Pinus taeda Linnaeus, var. palustris (Miller) Castiglioni, Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 313. 1790.Pinus palustris Miller 1768. 
Pinus australis Pinus australis F. Michaux, Hist. Arbr. Forest. 1: 64, pl. 6. 1810, nom. illegit.Pinus palustris Miller 1768. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1887 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AMAL00019420 Calhoun 30 Aug 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4781
AMAL
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_1188 Lee 18 May 1953 Walsh, C.S.
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
TROY000045048 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
514
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000037081 Bullock 21 Feb 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1510
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU143900 Calhoun 13 Feb 1968 Brown, Dickie
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000013681 Conecuh 15 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18770
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU143888 Calhoun 13 Jun 1969 Bigbee, Diane
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000655 Covington 28 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14314
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UNAF0000831 Lee 15 Mar 1962 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.
UNAF
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104649 St. Clair 04 Jul 1969 Day, Randy
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000654 Conecuh 22 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14299
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029230 Walker 15 Oct 1949 Harvill, Jr., A.M.
5841
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_71117 Clarke 15 May 2013 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-219
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0051464 Mobile 26 Mar 1967 Deramus, Rebecca
D1037
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000013680 Butler 24 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18800
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0001486 Baldwin 13 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1116
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
TROY000014449 Crenshaw 03 Aug 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19711
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_35908 Bibb 26 Sep 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
306
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_48283 Shelby 26 Oct 1980 Webb, A.L.
181
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
UNA00062163 Conecuh 22 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14299
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AMAL00008552 Butler 22 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14300
AMAL
Pinus palustris P. Mill
UNA00029215 Mobile _ _ 1889 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
JSU104630 Etowah 11 Apr 1969 Cofield, Jan
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000658 Dale 15 May 1995 McCarter, Robby
4
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU142604 Bibb 01 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1648
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00056844 Coffee 26 Dec 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12508
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_64143 Randolph 21 Mar 1987 Nixon, C.F.
3291
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU143886 St. Clair 04 Jul 1969 Ellard, Jerry
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000659 Pike 17 Mar 2000 Hall, James A.
175
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0018983 Geneva 26 Aug 1998 Kral, Robert
87771
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104629 Cleburne 27 May 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
1306
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000048863 Autauga 17 Jan 2019 Parker, Matthew R.
1871
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
USAM000000671 Mobile 27 Feb 1969 Scott, D.L.
259
USAM
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0036909 Chilton 23 Feb 2017 England, J. Kevin
7126
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Miller
UNA00029227 St. Clair 24 Jun 1951 Hollis, C.G.
s.n.
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_62283 Russell 8 Mar 2002 Gil, Glenda
2001-52
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0001487 Sumter 11 May 1999 Stundon, T.
B-171
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UNA00029226 Mobile 26 Mar 1977 Sisk, A.D.
64
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0044339 Baldwin 28 Jun 1993 Walker, M.M.
178
UWAL
Pinus palustris Mill.
AMAL00005556 Geneva 24 Mar 1969 Kral, Robert
33948
AMAL
Pinus palustris Mill.
JSU104637 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Shipp, Frances R.
002
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029213 Clarke 29 Sep 1995 Widder, Alicia D.
1
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA000042034 Bullock 20 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
WLE-48
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104655 Tuscaloosa 09 May 1969 Morello, Sandra
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029229 Tuscaloosa 27 May 1974 Zeanah, Terry
49
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0033277 Henry 03 Mar 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27220
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU143887 Randolph 05 Jul 1969 Herren, Tommy
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029182 Tuscaloosa 27 May 1974 Cunningham, Alan
15345
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
JSU104654 Tuscaloosa 25 Oct 1986 Alford, J. Erik
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104645 Jefferson 04 Jul 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029228 Winston 03 Jul 1949 Segars, Charles B.
41
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
USAM000000673 Mobile 27 Feb 1969 Scott, D.L.
259
USAM
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104631 Calhoun 17 Nov 1981 Landers, Joel
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_44587 Clarke 10 Sep 1975 Maddox, William K.
069
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104624 Etowah 11 Jul 1969 Pierce, Faye Nell
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU142605 Elmore 10 May 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10,082
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0030423 Bibb 07 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5561
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000043464 Henry 03 Mar 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27220
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104646 Jefferson 23 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1492
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000043815 Houston 28 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27209
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UNAF0000832 Fayette 05 Sep 1984 Henderson, Taffy
s.n.
UNAF
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104639 Blount 29 Apr 1993 Dasinger, Adam P.
68
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
SAMF0007373 Covington 05 Apr 2021 Davenport, L.J.
6827
SAMF
Pinus palustris P. Miller
UNA00029231 Walker 04 Dec 1949 Harvill, Jr., A.M.
6801
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UNAF0000830 19 Nov 1984 Weaver, Mark
s.n.
UNAF
Pinus palustris Miller
ALNHS00000849 Monroe 06 Jul 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-285
ALNHS
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA000029745 Calhoun 26 Mar 2016 Pruitt, S.
9
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104651 Shelby 04 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16282
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0001485 Lawrence 06 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1032
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
JSU104656 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18734
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_61724 Russell 8 Mar 2002 Gil, Glenda
2001-52
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0046899 Autauga 06 Aug 2019 Parker, Matthew R.
1871
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104625 Clay 30 Jul 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4287
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_37614 Macon 19 Nov 1981 Henderson, T.
806
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104640 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Shipp, Frances R.
002
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0010353 Marengo 09 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3246
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104633 Calhoun 26 Jul 1991 Naugher, Rhonda L.
287
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0046978 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
514
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104652 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9367
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00060648 Tuscaloosa 22 Aug 1949 Harvill, Jr., A.M.
186
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
JSU104632 Calhoun 28 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3048
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AMAL00005555 Calhoun 27 Apr 1988 Snowden, K.E.
268
AMAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104647 Jefferson 04 Jul 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_48106 Pike 14 Jan 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4061
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU144255 Calhoun 06 Jun 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AUA_ACC_22052 Clay 12 Apr 1970 Blankenchip, B.P.
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
AUA000039761 Baldwin 30 Aug 1925 Wolf, Wolfgang
2264
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
UNA00029180 Tuscaloosa 28 May 1974 Lewis, Cynthia
50
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_45031 Conecuh 7 Feb 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3000
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104636 Calhoun 14 Jun 1985 Shipp, Frances R.
002
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00050438 Lee 24 Mar 1997 Ward, J.V.
50438
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_45882 Escambia 3 Apr 1971 Kirkland, Reo
004
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104650 Shelby 27 Oct 1972 McCool, Jeff
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029218 Mobile 27 Mar 1983 Nichols, Rita
25
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UWAL0002619 Escambia 26 Sep 2009 England, J. Kevin
2223
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104643 Randolph 05 Jul 1969 Herren, Tommy
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000657 Dale 20 Sep 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
349
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104627 Cleburne 01 Oct 1987 Alford, J. Erik
152
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU143899 Calhoun 13 Feb 1968 Stuart, Martha
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029220 Mobile 26 Mar 1967 Deramus, Rebecca
D1037
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
USAM000000672 Mobile 27 Feb 1969 Scott, D.L.
259
USAM
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104634 Calhoun 13 Feb 1968 Knapp, Buddy
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029217 Jefferson 11 Feb 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
15
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_14738 Macon 10 Apr 1969 Gregory, J.M.
108
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104642 St. Clair 12 May 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
156
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104626 Clay 11 Mar 1971 Laros, Alan R.
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0038682 Jefferson 06 Oct 2018 England, J. Kevin
9576
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Miller
JSU104644 Marshall 02 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2524
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0036906 Autauga 23 Feb 2017 England, J. Kevin
7129
UWAL
Pinus palustris P. Miller
TROY000049777 Geneva 16 Feb 2017 Byrd, Cameron
740
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UNAF0000826 Lauderdale 19 Sep 1985 Canrtell, Lanetta
04342
UNAF
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104635 Calhoun 19 Feb 1967 Collier, Gary
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU143889 Talladega 24 Jun 1969 Wright, Sherry
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029221 Walker 04 Dec 1949 Harvill, Jr., A.M.
6801
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
UNA00029224 Hale 11 Feb 1994 Mann, Carroll J.
7
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA000042456 Covington 30 Sep 2011 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104648 Jefferson 04 Jul 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0014844 Bullock 21 Feb 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1510
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104641 St. Clair 12 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13193
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
AMAL00010736 Tallapoosa 13 Jun 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
224
AMAL
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_58505 Lee 24 Feb 1997 Ward, Jerome V.
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
TROY000000656 Dale 03 Mar 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
383
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000013612 Cleburne 30 Mar 1996 Moser, J.G.
89
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104653 Talladega 03 Jun 1980 Carlisle, N.J.
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000653 Coffee 24 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
249
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
JSU104638 Calhoun 08 Feb 1967 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029222 Chilton 09 Jul 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
9218
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_46916 Tallapoosa 20 May 1978 Frank, Tim R.
65-9
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU136032 St. Clair 04 Jul 1969 Ellard, Jerry
s.n.
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000000594 Butler 22 Mar 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14300
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
UNA00029214 Mobile 15 Mar 1887 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Pinus palustris P. Mill.
AUA_ACC_48177 Russell 12 Oct 1980 Jackson, Mike
019
AUA
Pinus Palustris P. Mill.
JSU104628 Cleburne 01 Oct 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
1435
JSU
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000037198 Marengo 09 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3247
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
USAM000000670 Mobile 27 Feb 1969 Scott, D.L.
259
USAM
Pinus palustris Miller
UWAL0030075 Montgomery 03 Jul 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26547
UWAL
Pinus palustris Miller
TROY000042887 Montgomery 03 Jul 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26547
TROY
Pinus palustris Miller
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