Pinus strobus--MA. Arnold Arb. 30 Jun 03. 188.jpg
Pinus strobus--MA. Arnold Arb. 30 Jun 03. 190.jpg
Pinus strobus--MA. Arnold Arb. 30 Jun 03. 189.jpg
Native to 33 botanical countries across Northern America; introduced into Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)
42.307464, -71.120796
Location Remarks
125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Specific Epithet
strobus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 6.3
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#610 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 6 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →