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longleaf pine

Pinus palustris

The longleaf pine is a tall tree with long, slender needles that can grow very high. It provides homes for many animals and helps keep the air clean.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The longleaf pine has incredibly long, dark green needles, bundled in threes, that can grow up to 18 inches. Its straight, sturdy trunk is covered in scaly reddish-brown bark, topped by an open, rounded crown. Large, prickly cones often remain on branches.

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longleaf pine

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

For several years, young longleaf pines look like a patch of grass!

Longleaf pines can live for hundreds of years, making them wise, old forest guardians!

Their incredibly long needles, up to 18 inches, are the longest of any pine species!

These trees once covered 90 million acres of the southeastern United States!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fire Shield

Longleaf pine can withstand frequent fires due to its thick bark and 'grass stage' growth, helping it survive wildfire.

Fähigkeit

Anchoring Roots

This pine develops a deep taproot to find water and nutrients far underground, making it drought-resistant and stable.

Fähigkeit

Phoenix Power

Longleaf pine seeds need bare soil exposed by fire to sprout, ensuring new trees grow in healthy, open environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
3000-4700 cm
Ausbreitung
600-1200 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Red-cockaded woodpecker

Dryobates borealis

nests in cavities of living pines.

depends on

Gopher tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

relies on open longleaf pine forests.

eats

Eastern fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

consumes seeds from longleaf pine cones.

symbiotic with

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

co-exists in fire-maintained habitats.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay away from the sharp needles and branches when playing near these trees.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von longleaf pine?

3000-4700 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von longleaf pine?

600-1200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von longleaf pine?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von longleaf pine?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von longleaf pine?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von longleaf pine?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von longleaf pine?

Wind

Wo findet man longleaf pine normalerweise?

Forests

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