OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Pinus pungens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-007:

Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Pinus pungens

 

COMMON NAME:
Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine


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image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_061

        

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pipu5_001_lvd

        

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_pungens

March        

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_pungens_2

March        

Adapted to release seed from serotinous cones after fire, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_pungens_3

March        

Bark thin, dark reddish-brown, furrowed into scaly plates on older trunks, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0506d_06

June    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Usually a small-to-medium tree of rocky slopes and ridge tops, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Keith Bradley    kab_pinus_pungens_0515

June    Burke County    NC

Pisgah National Forest

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Keith Bradley    kab_pinus_pungens_0521

June    Burke County    NC

Pisgah National Forest

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0509i_08

September    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Often numerous persistent closed cones (serotinous - open with heat of fire). — Patrick McMillan

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

JK Marlow    jkm230907_5312

September    Greenville County    SC

Each scale armed with a stout spur, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

JK Marlow    s050918_a

September    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Two twisted stout yellow-green needles per fascicle, 1.5-3.5" long. — Patrick McMillan

image of Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmppungens_ab

Month Unknown    Alleghaney County    NC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pinus pungens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-007:
Pinus pungens   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pinus pungens

 

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1089

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Dry ridges, cliffs, shale barrens, usually requiring fire for its reproduction, occurring at least up to 1550 m, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 1.5-2.5" long (normally)
Needles 2 per bundle

"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Cone

 

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