Pinaceae
Shortleaf pine
Pinus echinata
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Pinus
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Common names
By language (13)
- Bulgarian
- Късолистен бор
- Chinese
- 萌芽松
- Czech
- Borovice ježatá
- Dutch
- Kortnaaldige den
- English
- Shortleaf pine
- Estonian
- Siilmänd
- Finnish
- Lyhytneulasmänty
- German
- Fichtenkiefer
- Icelandic
- Ígulfura
- Japanese
- エキナタマツ
- Persian
- کاج برگکوتاه
- Russian
- Сосна короткохвойная
- udm
- Вакчи лысо пужым
Synonyms
- Pinus lutea Lodd. ex Gordon
- Pinus mitis Michx.
- Pinus mitis var. paupera Alph.Wood
- Pinus royleana Jameson ex Lindl.
- Pinus squarrosa Walter
- Pinus taeda var. echinata (Mill.) Castigl.
- Pinus taeda var. variabilis Aiton
- Pinus variabilis (Aiton) Lamb.
- Pinus virginiana var. echinata (Mill.) Du Roi
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.