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Checklist » Pinaceae » Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Wats. [FNA2, H&C]
Pinaceae
lodgepole pine

Origin: Native

Voucher:WTU (view specimen records)

Notes: FNA2: "Pinus contorta var. latifolia is fire successional. It is the most wide-ranging and commercially utilized variety. Its poor self-pruning character makes it less desirable for lumber but adequate for mine timbers, fences, and pulpwood."

Literature:
(none)
Photo © Ben Legler
(from WTU Image Collection)

Taxon treatment authored by Peter F. Zika; last updated 2/27/2009 by David Giblin
Synonyms
Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. ssp. latifolia (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Critchfield
Pinus divaricata (Ait.) Dum.-Cours. var. hendersonii (Lemmon) Boivin
Pinus divaricata (Ait.) Dum.-Cours. var. latifolia (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) Boivin




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