Flora of the Southeastern United States

Pinus resinosa W. Aiton. Common name: Red Pine. Habitat: High elevation forests, in pine plantations, and persisting after silvicultural plantings. Further north often growing on dry, rocky (south-facing) ridges and bluffs. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) QC, ON, and MN south to WV (Pendleton and Hardy counties), PA (Luzerne, Wyoming, Tioga, and Centre counties), and IL. Planted and established elsewhere. In WV, it is much more common as a plantation tree than as a native.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA2, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, WV; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Pinus resinosa Aiton 1828

Links to other floras: = Pinus resinosa - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: FACU
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 2