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Pinus

Called “pine” in GBIF

Pines are a genus of conifers in the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The species are trees or shrubs with their leaves in bunches, usually of 2 to 5 needles. The seeds are carried on woody cones, with two seeds to each cone scale.

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295
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
7
plants on Plant News
15
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Plants in this genus

7 plants

Research on Pinus

15 articles
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Loblolly pine spotted and confirmed on an Atlanta street

Every verified sighting like this helps build a real-time map of which trees grow where in your c...

Pine tree genetics and needle fungi linked to disease resistance

If you've noticed browning, thinning pine needles on trees in your area, this research is part of...

PubMed → · research article

Charred wood scraps help burned forest soil bounce back

If you've ever watched a burn scar in the Southwest struggle to grow anything back, this shows a ...

What science is finding about Pinus

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Pine trees pass on drought memories, but irrigation memories fade fast

If you're planting pines for shade or a windbreak in a dry region, seed from trees that have survived drought may give...

Scots Pine climate-adaptation / transgenerational-memory

Loblolly pine spotted and confirmed on an Atlanta street

Every verified sighting like this helps build a real-time map of which trees grow where in your city, so if you're trying to...

Loblolly Pine urban-ecology / native-plants

Tree bark's seasonal swelling can fool growth measuring instruments

If you've ever strapped a growth band around a favorite tree to track its progress, this explains why those numbers can...

Austrian Pine phenology / climate-adaptation

Pine tree genetics and needle fungi linked to disease resistance

If you've noticed browning, thinning pine needles on trees in your area, this research is part of the effort to figure out why...

Scots Pine climate-adaptation / native-plants

Pine gene makes poplar branches upright, but not the reverse

The difference between a tree that grows narrow and upright versus one that spreads wide comes down to genetic switches like...

Japanese Red Pine crispr / plant-signaling

Hazelnut shrubs boost soil life more than any other pine understory plant

The hazelnut or rowan you might plant near a pine tree in your yard isn't just adding variety above ground, it's actively...

Scots Pine soil-health / mycorrhizal-networks

Climate change could double spruce bark beetle generations and push spring a month earlier in Sweden

Bark beetles killing spruce trees across northern Europe are already a visible threat in many forests, and warmer summers...

Scots Pine phenology / climate-adaptation

Arctic pines grow fastest at midnight and stay stunted for days after hot spells

The pines at the edge of the Arctic forest are telling us that hotter, drier days don't just slow growth in the moment; they...

Scots Pine climate-adaptation / phenology

Early physiological response of Pinus yunnanensis Franch. seedlings to simulated karst rocky desertification stress.

Rocky hillsides being reforested after overgrazing or erosion have a tipping point where soil degradation gets bad enough that...

Yunnan pine native-plants / soil-health

eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) observed in Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville, ME, US

Eastern white pine is one of the tallest trees you can grow in a northeastern yard, providing year-round wildlife habitat,...

Eastern White Pine citizen-science / urban-ecology

Systemic defense signaling in Austrian pine.

Pine trees lining your neighborhood streets and local parks are quietly waging chemical warfare against lethal fungi, and...

Austrian Pine plant-signaling / forest-health

Assessment of impact of military activities on soil contamination with potentially toxic elements and organic pollutants: a case study for the Poček military training ground, Slovenia.

Lead and copper from old shooting ranges can leach into the groundwater and streams that feed your garden and drinking water...

Scots Pine phytoremediation / soil-health

eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) observed in Long Island, Dix Hills, NY, US

Community-verified sightings like this help track where native trees like eastern white pine are thriving or declining, which...

Eastern White Pine urban-ecology / phenology

Trending: eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) — 54 observations this week

Tracking where eastern white pine is thriving — or struggling — helps gardeners, foresters, and park managers make better...

Eastern White Pine phenology / urban-ecology