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Ponderosa Pine

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae widespread across western North America from British Columbia to Mexico, typically forming open, park-like forests on dry montane slopes. Its long needles grow in bundles of three, and mature trees develop thick, plated, orange-brown bark that many people describe as smelling of vanilla or butterscotch when warmed by the sun; it is one of the most important timber pines of the American West.

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

Child Taxon Of

Pinopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Ponderosa Pine
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Argentina

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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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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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Russia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Pinus ponderosa (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Pinus ponderosa grows in various erect forms in 16 western U.S. states as well as British Columbia in Canada and has been introduced in temperate regions of Europe and in New Zealand.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine or western yellow pine, is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Ponderosa Pine
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q460523, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q460523 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Pinus ponderosa
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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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. Ponderosa 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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