Introductory
SPECIES: Pinus monticola | Western White Pine 



ABBREVIATION : 
PINMOT

SYNONYMS : 
   Pinus monticola var. minima Lemmon
   Pinus strobus L. var. monticola (Dougl. ex D. Don) Nutt.
   Strobus monticola Rydb.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PIMO3


COMMON NAMES : 
   western white pine
   mountain white pine
   Idaho white pine
   silver pine


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of western white pine is Pinus
monticola Dougl. ex D. Don (Pinaceae) [11,38].  There are two recognized
varieties:  P. m. var. minima Lemmon and P. m. var monticola [38].
There are no subspecies or forms.

Western white pine hybridizes with Balkan pine (P. peuce), blue pine (P.
griffithii), eastern white pine (P. strobus), southwestern white pine
(P. strobiformis), and limber pine (P. flexilis) [11].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Randy Scott Griffith, September 1992.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Griffith, Randy Scott. 1992. Pinus monticola. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Pinus monticola | Western White Pine