Loblolly pine, Pinus taeda, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae native to the southeastern United States, from New Jersey and Florida west to Texas, where its common name refers to the low, wet depressions it often colonizes. It is the most commercially important timber species in the southern United States, valued for its fast growth and its wood's use in construction lumber and pulp, and it is grown extensively on managed plantations covering millions of acres across the region.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Pinus, Taxa Source Wikidata: Loblolly Pine
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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Sources
1. Pinus taeda (Wikipedia)
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This tree is commercially grown in extensive plantations.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Pinus taeda, commonly known as loblolly pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae, a pine native to the Southeastern United States, from East Texas to Florida, up to southern New Jersey.
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Loblolly pines grow well in acidic clay soil, which is common throughout the South, so the pines are prevalent in rural areas.
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Loblolly pines grow well in acidic clay soil, which is common throughout the South, so the pines are prevalent in rural areas.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. NatureServe Explorer: Pinus taeda
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, 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":[]
5. Wikidata: Loblolly Pine
Wikidata- Wikidata Q368248, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q368248 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Pinus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 6. Loblolly Pine (Wikipedia)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13220Quote, 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":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, 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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