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Latin name	Pinus coulteri D.Don
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fd (seeds) fd(ob) fw pl
Synonym	Pinus coulteri? diabloensis Lemmon Pinus macrocarpa Lindl.? Pinus ponderosa ssp. coulteri (D.Don) E.Murray
English name	Coulter pine; big-cone pine, bigcone pine, Coulter's pine, pitch pine p.p.
French name	pin de Coulter; pin à gros cônes, pin à gros fruits
Spanish name	pino, pino colorado, pino de piña grande
Other name	Coulters Kiefer (german); pino di Coulter (italian)
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Latin name	Pinus cubensis Griseb.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes serp sili
Use	dr (essence of turpentine applied externally sometimes mixed with alcohol and egg yolk for bruise, rheumatic cramps, backache and spasms, essence of turpentine taken internally for hemorrhage, puerpeal fever, rheumatism and sciatica, essence of turpentine taken orally with sugar for cold, cough and bronchitis, leaves needle tea taken orally for fever, leaves or bark decoction with salt or sugar taken orally for respiratory ailments, syrup taken orally for chest ailments) ma pp ti
Synonym	Pinus maestrensis Bisse Pinus occidentalis var. cubensis (Griseb.) Silba Pinus occidentalis var. maestrensis (Bisse) Silba Pinus wrightii Engelm.
English name	Cuban pine
French name	pin de Cuba
Spanish name	pino, pino de Baracoa, pino de Mayari, pino de Moa, pino de Sierra Maéstra (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pinus culminicola Andresen & Beaman
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (NE Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg mes calc
Use	ex (very rare and endangered by fire) fw
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English name	Potosi pine; Potosi pinyon
French name	pin de Potosi
Spanish name	dwarf piñon, pino enano, pino piñonero, piñon, piñon del Potosi, Potosi piñon
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Latin name	Pinus devoniana Lindl.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (C Mexico to C Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes acid
Use	fw ma (resins) pp (longfibre pulp) sa (windbreaks) ti (boxes, heavy and light construction, plywood, poles, veneer)
Synonym	Pinus filifolia Lindl. Pinus grenvilleae Gordon Pinus macrophylla Lindl. Pinus magnifica Roezl Pinus michoacaensis Roezl Pinus michoacana Martínez Pinus michoacana var. cornuta Martínez Pinus michoacana var. quevedoi Martínez Pinus michoacana f. nayaritana Martínez Pinus michoacana f. procera Martínez Pinus michoacana f. tumida Martínez Pinus montezumae var. macrophylla (Lindl.) Parl. Pinus nec-plus-ultra Roezl Pinus ocampii Roezl Pinus pawlowskiana Roezl ex Carrière Pinus verschaffeltii Roezl ex Carrière Pinus wincesteriana Gordon Pinus zitacuarensis Roezl Pinus zitacuarensis var. nitida Roezl ex Carrière
English name	Devonian pine; Michoacan pine
French name	pin du Dévonien; Michoacán pine
Spanish name	ocote, ocote escobeton, ocote gretado, pino, pino blanco, pino chantaj, pino escobetón, pino lacio, pino prieto
Other name	mocochtaj, pucuri, tsihuírea
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Latin name	Pinus douglasiana Martínez
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sonora and Chihuahua to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [hyg]->mes
Use	ma (resin) ti
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English name	Douglas pine
French name	pin de Douglas
Spanish name	ocote, ocote lacio, pinabete, pino, pino amarillo, pino avellano, pino blanco, pino canis, pino hayarin, pino real
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Latin name	Pinus durangensis Martínez
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sonora and Chihuahua to Jalisco) int SE SC Africa
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes sili
Use	fw pp ti
Synonym	Pinus douglasiana var. martinezii (E.Larsen) Silba Pinus durangensis Roezl Pinus durangensis f. quinquefoliata Martínez Pinus martinezii E.Larsen
English name	Durango pine; majestic pine, pino real
French name	pin de Durango
Spanish name	ocote, pino (Mexico); pino barbón, pino blanco, pino de seis hojas, pino de Durango, pino real, pinus blanco
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Latin name	Pinus echinata Mill.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to New York, Texas to Florida) int SC SE Africa and MW MC Oceania
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] mes xer acid->neut
Use	fr fw ma (resin) pl pp ti
Synonym	Pinus mitis Michx.
English name	shortleaf pine; Arkansas pine, Arkansas soft pine, long-tag pine, oldfield, oldfield pine, pine, poor pine, short-leaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine, shortstraw pine, southern yellow pine, yellow, yellow pine, yellow poor pine
French name	pin à courtes feuilles; pin épineux, pin jaune
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Other name	Fichtenkiefer, Gelbkiefer, Glattkiefer, Igelkiefer (german); pino a aghi corti (italian)
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Latin name	Pinus edulis Engelm.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] xer calc sili neut basi?
Use	cl (emblem tree of New Mexico State of USA) fd fr fw pl pp ti
Synonym	Caryopitys edulis (Engelm.) Small Pinus cembroides var. edulis (Engelm.) Voss Pinus monophylla var. edulis (Engelm.) M.E.Jones
English name	Colorado pine; Colorado pinyon, Colorado pinyon pine, nut pine p.p.; pinyon (USA); pinyon pine, Rocky Mountain nut pine, two leaved nut pine, two-leaf pinyon, two-needle pinyon
French name	pin du Colorado; pin pignon du Colorado
Spanish name	Colorado piñon, piñon, piñon Colorado, piñonero de dos hojas
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Latin name	Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Texas to North Carolina and Florida; Puerto Rico) int NC M SC SE South America (Brazil), SC Eurasia, MC ME SC SE Africa (Burundi, South Africa, Madagascar) and MC ME Oceania
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] hyg->mes calc acid
Use	dr (soap) fd(ob) fr ma (adhesives, oils, pitch, resin, stains, turpentine, varnishes, waterproofing, waxes) pl pp sa ti
Synonym	Pinus taeda var. heterophylla Elliott
English name	slash pine; American pitch pine, Cuban pine p.p., pitch pine p.p., southern pine, swamp pine, yellow slash pine
French name	pin d'Elliott; pin de Floride, pitchpin américain
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Other name	Amerikanische Pitchpine (german); pitch pine (italian)
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Latin name	Pinus elliottii var. densa Little & K.W.Dorman
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: S Florida)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	xer? calc
Use	pl ti
Synonym	Pinus caribaea auct. non Morelet Pinus densa (Little & K.W.Dorman) Gaussen Pinus densa (Little & K.W.Dorman) Silba Pinus densa var. austrokeysensis Silba Pinus elliottii ssp. densa (Little & K.W.Dorman) E.Murray Pinus heterophylla (Elliott) Sudw. p.p. non K.Koch nec Presl
English name	SouthFlorida slash pine; Dade county pine, Dade county slash pine, South Florida slash pine
French name	pin d'Elliott dense; pin de Floride
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Latin name	Pinus elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: Texas to South Carolina to Florida; Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg acid
Use	fw (fuel) ma (resins) pl pp (longfibre pulp) ti (boat building, boxes, building poles, fence posts, heavy and light construction, poles)
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English name	typical slash pine; slash pine p.p.
French name	pin d'Elliott typique
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Latin name	Pinus engelmannii Carrière
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango) int SC SE Africa
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	fw pl ti
Synonym	Pinus apacheca Lemmon Pinus engelmannii var. blancoi (Martínez) Martínez Pinus latifolia Sarg. Pinus macrophylla Engelm. non Lindl. Pinus macrophylla var. blancoi Martínez Pinus mayriana Sudw. Pinus ponderosa var. macrophylla (Engelm.) Shaw Pinus ponderosa var. mayriana (Sudw.) Sarg.
English name	Apache pine; Arizona longleaf pine, Engelmann's pine
French name	pin d' Engelmann; pin des Apaches
Spanish name	pino prieto, pino real, pino real de barbas largas, pino real de tres hojas
Other name	Apachen-Kiefer, Engelmanns Kiefer (german); pino d'Engelmann (italian)
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Latin name	Pinus flexilis E.James
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	NW MW MC SC North America (Canada: British Columbia, Alberta; USA: Idaho and North Dakota to California and New Mexico; Mexico: Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] [hyg]->xer calc sili
Use	fd (seed) pl sa ti (mine props, railroad ties)
Synonym	Apinus flexilis (E.James) Rydb.
English name	limber pine; limbertwig (Canada); lumber pine?; Rocky Mountain pine (Canada); Rocky Mountain white pine (Canada, USA); white pine p.p.
French name	pin flexible; pin blanc de l'Ouest (Canada); pin des Montagnes Rocheuses; pin souple (Canada)
Spanish name	pino, pino enano (Mexico)
Other name	Biegsame Kiefer, Kalifornische Kiefer, Nevada Zirbelkiefer (german)
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Latin name	Pinus flexilis E.James var. flexilis
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona to Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua to Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	typical limber pine
French name	pin souple typique
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Latin name	Pinus flexilis var. reflexa Engelm.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona to Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua to Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Pinus ayacahuite var. reflexa (Engelm.) Voss Pinus ayacahuite var. strobiformis Sarg. ex Lemmon Pinus flexilis ssp. reflexa (Engelm.) E.Murray Pinus reflexa (Engelm.) Engelm.
English name	reflexed limber pine
French name	pin souple réfléchi
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Latin name	Pinus glabra Walter
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Louisiana to South Carolina and N Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg mes sili acid
Use	fr ma pp
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English name	spruce pine; bottom white pine, cedar pine, Walter pine, Walter's pine
French name	pin glabre; pin épinette
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Latin name	Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nuevo León to Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->xer acid->neut
Use	fw pp (longfibre pulp) sa (windbreaks) ti (boxes, fence posts, light construction)
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English name	Gregg pine; Gregg's pine
French name	pin de Gregg
Spanish name	ocote, pino, pino ocote, pino prieto
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Latin name	Pinus hartwegii Lindl.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chihuahua and Nuevo León to Chiapas; Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer sili
Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Pinus aculcensis Roezl Pinus amecaensis Roezl Pinus decaisneana var. wilsonii (Roezl) Carrière Pinus decandolleana var. ehrenbergii (Endl.) Carrière Pinus donnell-smithii Mast. Pinus ehrenbergii Endl. Pinus endlicheriana Roezl Pinus hartwegii var. rudis (Endl.) Silba Pinus iztacihuatlii Roezl Pinus lindleyana Gordon & Glend. Pinus lowii Roezl Pinus montezumae Gordon Pinus montezumae var. hartwegii (Lindl.) Engelm. ex Shaw Pinus montezumae var. lindleyana (Gordon & Glend.) Parl. non Loudon Pinus montezumae var. rudis (Endl.) Shaw Pinus northumberlandiana Roezl Pinus papeleuii Roezl Pinus resinosa Roezl non Aiton Pinus robusta Roezl Pinus roezlii Carrière Pinus rudis Endl. Pinus scoparia Roezl Pinus standishii Roezl Pinus suffruticosa Roezl ex Carrière Pinus wilsonii Roezl
English name	Hartweg pine; Donnell Smith pine
French name	pin de Hartweg
Spanish name	ocote (Guatemala, Mexico); ocote blanco, ocote pardo; pino (Guatemala, Mexico); pino amarillo, pino chino, pino colorado, pino de cumbres; pino de las alturas (Mexico); pino de ocote
Other name	teccamanil
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Latin name	Pinus herrerae Martínez
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes
Use	fw ti
Synonym	Pinus herrerai Martínez Pinus teocote var. herrerae (Martínez) Silba
English name	Herrera pine
French name	pin de Herrera
Spanish name	ocote, pino chino, pino llanero
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Latin name	Pinus jaliscana Pérez de la Rosa
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes calc
Use	ex? (rare by fire, cutting for lumber and firewood) fw (firewood) ma (resin) ti (lumber)
Synonym	Pinus macvaughii Carvajal Pinus oocarpa var. macvaughii (Carvajal) Silba Pinus patula var. jaliscana (Pérez de la Rosa) Silba
English name	Jalisco pine
French name	pin de Jalisco
Spanish name	ocote, pino
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Latin name	Pinus jeffreyi Balf.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California, Nevada; Mexico: Baja California Norte) int MW Eurasia (former Yugoslavia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel sci xer serp
Use	fr pl ti
Synonym	Pinus deflexa Torr. Pinus jeffreyi var. baja-californica Silba Pinus jeffreyi var. deflexa (Torr.) Lemmon Pinus ponderosa ssp. jeffrey (Balf.) E.Murray Pinus ponderosa var. jeffreyi Balf. ex Vasey Pinus ponderosa var. jefferyi (Balf.) Vasey
English name	Jeffrey pine; black pine, bull pine, Jeffrey's pine, ponderosa pine p.p., western yellow pine
French name	pin de Jeffrey
Spanish name	pine negro, pino, pino de Jeffrey, pino negro, pino ponderosa, pino real, pino trusa
Other name	Jeffreys Kiefer (german); pino di Jeffrey (italian)
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Latin name	Pinus lambertiana Douglas
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California, Nevada; Mexico: Baja California Norte) int MC South America (Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	G
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] mes->xer calc acid->neut
Use	dr (damaged heartwood yields, sweet laxative) fd (seeds) fd(ob) ma pl ti (door, pattern work, sash)
Synonym	Pinus lambertianus var. martirensis Silba
English name	sugar pine; California sugar pine, sugar-pine
French name	pin à sucre; pin de Lambert, pin géant
Spanish name	ocote, pino de azúcar (Mexico), pino dulce
Other name	Kalifornische Zuckerkiefer, Lamberts Kiefer (german); pino di Lambert (italian); Riesenkiefer, Zuckerkiefer (german)
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Latin name	Pinus lawsonii Roezl ex Gordon & Glend.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes
Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Pinus altamiranoi Shaw Pinus lawsoni Roezl
English name	Lawson pine; Lawson's pine
French name	pin de Lawson
Spanish name	ocote, ocote chino, pino, pino chino, pino ortiguillo
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Latin name	Pinus lawsonii var. gracilis? Debreczy & Rácz
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex? (need protection)
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English name	slenderneedles Lawson pine
French name	pin de Lawson à aiguilles fines
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Latin name	Pinus lawsonii Roezl ex Gordon & Glend. var. lawsonii?
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L?
Foliage	E
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English name	typical Lawson pine
French name	pin de Lawson typique
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Latin name	Pinus leiophylla Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua to Oaxaca; USA: Arizona, New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	fw pp ti
Synonym	Pinus fenzlii Antoine & Kotschy
English name	smoothleaf pine; smooth-leaved pine
French name	pin à aiguilles douces
Spanish name	ocote, ocote chino, pino, pino chino
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Latin name	Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana (Engelm.) Shaw
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico; Mexico: Sonora and Chihuahua to Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer sili
Use	fw ma (resin) ti
Synonym	Pinus chihuahuana Engelm. Pinus leiophylla ssp. chihuahuana (Engelm.) E.Murray
English name	Chihuahua smoothleaf pine; Chihuahua pine (USA); Chihuahuan pine; yellow pine
French name	pin à aiguilles douces de Chihuahua; bois-chandelle, pin de Chihuahua
Spanish name	ocote, pino, pino chamonque (Mexico); pino Chihuahua; pino chino (Mexico); pino negro; pino prieto (Mexico); pino real; pino saguaco (Mexico)
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Latin name	Pinus leiophylla Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. var. leiophylla
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes xer
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Synonym	Pinus cedrus Roezl Pinus comonfortii Roezl Pinus comonfortii var. gracilis (Roezl) Carrière Pinus comonfortii var. lerdoi (Roezl) Carrière Pinus comonfortii var. monte-allegri (Roezl) Carrière Pinus decandolleana Roezl Pinus decandolleana var. dependens (Roezl) Carrière Pinus decandolleana var. verrucosa (Roezl) Carrière Pinus dependens Roezl Pinus gracilis Roezl Pinus huisquilucaensis Roezl Pinus lerdoi Roezl Pinus lumholtzii var. microphylla Carvajal Pinus monte-allegri Roezl Pinus verrucosa Roezl
English name	typical smoothleaf pine; smooth-leaved pine
French name	pin à aiguilles douces typique
Spanish name	ocote chino, palo otomite, pino chino (Mexico); pino prieto
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Latin name	Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California, Nevada, Utah)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer calc basi
Use	cl (comprise the oldest trees in the world: Prometheus cut in 1964 at age of 4950 years and Mathuselah in 2000 4766 years old; together with oak trees in Ireland and Germany they provide a tree-ring record for the last 11 000 years) fw ti
Synonym	Pinus aristata ssp. longaeva (D.K.Bailey) E.Murray Pinus aristata var. longaeva (D.K.Bailey) Little
English name	intermontain pine; bristlecone pine p.p., intermontain bristlecone pine
French name	pin à longue vie
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Other name	Grannen Kiefer (german)
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Latin name	Pinus lumholtzii B.L.Rob. & Fernald
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chihuahua to Jalisco and Guanajuato)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	fw pl ti
Synonym	Pinus patula Seem. non Schltdl. & Cham.
English name	drooping pine; Lumholtz pine, weeping pine
French name	pin pleureur
Spanish name	ocote, ocote dormido, pino albacarrote, pino amarillo, pino barba caida, pino Lumholtz; pino triste (Mexico)
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