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Lodgepole Pine

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, also called shore pine or twisted pine, is an evergreen conifer native to western North America, growing from coastal dunes and bogs to dry montane forests and the subalpine zone, though it is uncommon in lowland rain forest. Its serotinous cones, which stay sealed with resin until opened by the heat of a forest fire, allow the species to regenerate rapidly and often dominate large stands after wildfire.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Pinus contorta 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pinopsida, Taxa
Source Pinus contorta (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Pinus contorta

In Ecosystem

Yellowstone, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Mountain Goat
Additional Source Yellowstone National Park (Wikipedia)Article text
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Argentina

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Australia

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Belgium

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Chile

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Romania

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Pinus contorta (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 322503
    The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and of California used different parts of the plant internally and externally as a traditional medicine for various ailments.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Pinus contorta, the lodgepole pine, shore pine, twisted pine, or contorta pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Pinus contorta (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q165091 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Pinus contorta
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Species characteristics: Bog/fen
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Bog/fen"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Lodgepole Pine (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13220
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13220
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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Yellowstone National Park (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Yellowstone, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Yellowstone, Article text
Of the eight conifer tree species documented, lodgepole pine forests cover 80% of the total forested areas.
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