Introductory
SPECIES: Pinus echinata | Shortleaf Pine 



ABBREVIATION : 
PINECH

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PIEC2


COMMON NAMES : 
   shortleaf pine
   shortleaf yellow pine
   southern yellow pine
   yellow pine
   shortstraw pine
   Arkansas soft pine
   old field pine


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of shortleaf pine is Pinus
echinata Mill. [24].  There are no recognized varieties or subspecies.
Shortleaf pine hybridizes with loblolly pine (P. taeda), pitch pine (P.
rigida), pond pine (P. serotina), and spruce pine (P. glabra) [24,25].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, April 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1992. Pinus echinata. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Pinus echinata | Shortleaf Pine