List of pines by region

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    This is a list of pine species by geographical distribution. For a taxonomy of the genus, see Pinus classification.

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    Old World

    Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy Pinien La Brena2004.jpg
    Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy
    Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine) Pinus pinea conos.jpg
    Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine)
    A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed roots WisconsinScenery.jpg
    A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed roots
    Young spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine Pinecandle9872.jpg
    Young spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine
    Monterey pine bark Pine bark.jpg
    Monterey pine bark
    Monterey pine cone on forest floor Pine cone edit.jpg
    Monterey pine cone on forest floor
    Whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada WhitebarkPine 7467t.jpg
    Whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada
    Hartweg's pine forest in Mexico Sierra Madre.jpg
    Hartweg's pine forest in Mexico
    The bark of a pine in Tecpan, Guatemala Pine bark tecpan guatemala.JPG
    The bark of a pine in Tecpan, Guatemala
    A pine, probably P. pseudostrobus, in Guatemala Pine needles volcanoes guatemala.jpg
    A pine, probably P. pseudostrobus, in Guatemala

    Europe, Mediterranean, West Asia

    East Asia, Southeast Asia

    New World

    Eastern Canada, Eastern United States

    Western Canada, Western United States, Northern Mexico

    Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

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    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pine</span> Genus of plants in the conifer family Pinaceae

    A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 187 species names of pines as current, together with more synonyms. The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. Pines are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere. Pine may also refer to the lumber derived from pine trees; it is one of the more extensively used types of lumber. The pine family is the largest conifer family and there are currently 818 named cultivars recognized by the ACS.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Bristlecone pine</span> Three species of pine trees native to the Western United States

    The term bristlecone pine covers three species of pine tree. All three species are long-lived and highly resilient to harsh weather and bad soils. One of the three species, Pinus longaeva, is among the longest-lived life forms on Earth. The oldest of this species is more than 4,800 years old, making it the oldest known individual of any species.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pine nut</span> Edible seeds of certain species of pines

    Pine nuts, also called piñón, pinoli, pignoli, bondoq or chilgoza, are the edible seeds of pines. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, only 29 species provide edible nuts, while 20 are traded locally or internationally owing to their seed size being large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines, the seeds are also edible but are too small to be of notable value as human food.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pinyon pine</span> Group of conifers

    The pinyon or piñon pine group grows in southwestern North America, especially in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. The trees yield edible nuts, which are a staple food of Native Americans, and widely eaten as a snack and as an ingredient in New Mexican cuisine. The name comes from the Spanish pino piñonero, a name used for both the American varieties and the stone pine common in Spain, which also produces edible nuts typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Harvesting techniques of the prehistoric American Indians are still used today to collect the pinyon seeds for personal use or for commercialization. The pinyon nut or seed is high in fats and calories.

    <i>Pinus strobiformis</i> Species of conifer

    Pinus strobiformis, commonly known as southwestern white pine, Mexican white pine or Chihuahua white pine, is a medium-sized white pine tree whose native habitat is in southwestern United States and Mexico. It is typically a high-elevation pine growing mixed with other conifers.

    <i>Pinus longaeva</i> Long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the western United States

    Pinus longaeva is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the higher mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah. Methuselah is a bristlecone pine that is 4,854 years old and has been credited as the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth. To protect it, the exact location of this tree is kept secret. In 1987, the bristlecone pine was designated one of Nevada's state trees.

    <i>Pinus cembroides</i> Species of conifer

    Pinus cembroides, also known as pinyon pine, Mexican pinyon, Mexican nut pine, and Mexican stone pine, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to western North America. It grows in areas with low levels of rainfall and its range extends southwards from Arizona, Texas and New Mexico in the United States into Mexico. It typically grows at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,400 metres. It is a small pine growing to about 20 m (66 ft) with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in). The seeds are large and form part of the diet of the Mexican jay and Abert's squirrel. They are also collected for human consumption, being the most widely used pine nut in Mexico. This is a common pine with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

    <i>Pinus remota</i> Species of conifer

    Pinus remota, commonly known as the Texas pinyon or papershell pinyon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to southwestern Texas and northeastern Mexico. It can be distinguished from other pinyon species by its thin-walled seeds, which made it especially attractive as a food to Indians and Mexicans living where it grew. Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca noted that the papershell pinon was an important food for the Indians in 1536.

    <i>Pinus monophylla</i> Pine tree found in North America

    Pinus monophylla, the single-leaf pinyon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The range is in southernmost Idaho, western Utah, Arizona, southwest New Mexico, Nevada, eastern and southern California and northern Baja California.

    <i>Pinus aristata</i> Pine tree found in North America

    Pinus aristata, the Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine, is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree native to the United States. It appears in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and northern New Mexico, with isolated populations in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and the Kaibab National Forest north of the Grand Canyon. It is usually found at very high altitudes, from 7,000–13,000 feet (2,100–4,000 m), in cold, dry subalpine climate conditions, often at the tree line, although it also forms extensive closed-canopy stands at somewhat lower elevations.

    <i>Pinus thunbergii</i> Species of conifer

    Pinus thunbergii, also called black pine, Japanese black pine, and Japanese pine, is a pine tree native to coastal areas of Japan and South Korea.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Abert's squirrel</span> Species of rodent

    Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the United States to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. It is closely associated with, and largely confined to, mature ponderosa pine forests. It is named in honor of the American naturalist John James Abert; nine subspecies are recognised. It is recognizable by its tufted ears, gray color, pale underparts and rufous patch on the lower back. The squirrel feeds on the seeds and cones of the Mexican pinyon and the ponderosa pine when they are available, but will also take fungi, buds, bark, and carrion. Breeding normally occurs in summer, with a spherical nest being built high in the canopy.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Sierra Madre Occidental pineā€“oak forests</span> Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of Mexico and the United States

    The Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests are a Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range from the southwest USA region to the western part of Mexico. They are home to a large number of endemic plants and important habitat for wildlife.

    <i>Pinus hartwegii</i> Species of conifer

    Pinus hartwegii, Hartweg's pine or pino de las alturas, is a pine native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America east to Honduras. It is named after Karl Theodor Hartweg, who described it in 1838.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pinyon jay</span> Species of bird in North America

    The pinyon jay is a species of jay, and is the only member of the genus Gymnorhinus. Native to Western North America, the species ranges from central Oregon to northern Baja California, and eastward as far as western Oklahoma, though wanderers are often sighted beyond this range. It is typically found within foothills, especially where pinyon pines occur.

    The Pine-oak forest of Puebla covers the mass of pine and oak forests in the Mexican state of Puebla.

    Both naturally and artificially occurring pine species (Pinus) can hybridize, combining their genetic material and sometimes creating hybrids that can be more or less vigorous than their parent species. An example of a naturally occurring hybrid pine is Pinus × sondereggeri, a naturally occurring cross between loblolly pine and longleaf pine. An example of the many artificial hybrids is Pinus lambertiana × P. armandii.