Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris Mill. - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Bloom Time: Winter

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Longleaf Pine: Coleotechnites chilcotti, Coloradia pandora pandora, Cydia anaranjada, Cydia ingens, Dioryctria abietella, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria clarioralis, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Holcocera lepidophaga, Lapara coniferarum, Rhyacionia subtropica, Saturnia albofasciata, Tolype minta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.