PINACEAE - - Pine Family

Pinus virginiana P. Miller — Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine

Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine (Pinus virginiana) - Tree becoming 36 m. tall, the bark rough and the branches sinuous, the twigs glaucous; leaves in 2's, deep-green, 4—7 cm. long, rather stout; sheaths 5—8 mm. long; cone 5—7 cm. long, narrowly conic when closed, ovoid when open, each scale appendage with a curved spine; seed 4—5 mm. long, the wing fully 1.5 cm. long. Characterized by its short stubby leaves and medium-sized cones.

Habitat:

Dry forests and woodlands, especially on slopes and ridges, also common in certain areas as a weedy successional tree on nearly any kind of site. Primarily a Central and Southern Appalachian endemic. A small, scrubby pine, occurring in very dense, monospecific stands in the upper Piedmont as a result of secondary succession of old fields.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Pinus virginiana (Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Pinus virginiana (Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.