NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Pinus rigida
Pitch Pine, Hard Pine
Scientific Name: |
Pinus rigida |
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Genus: |
Pinus |
Species Epithet: |
rigida |
Common Name: |
Pitch Pine, Hard Pine |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Pinaceae (Pine Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
36-72 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Primarily on dry ridges, less commonly in peat soils of mountain bogs. Fairly common in the NC mountains, being somewhat less local or restricted than Table Mountain Pine (P. pungens), but often growing with it in both the mountains and upper Piedmont. It is uncommon and local in the western Piedmont, and very rare eastward to Guilford and Randolph counties. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Fascicled (Pines) |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
More or less requiring fire for its reproduction. |
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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