Pinaceae

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda L.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus

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Loblolly pine: Characteristic appearance of boles and crowns for loblolly pines ( Pinus taeda ) growing in south Mississippi, USA. — Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (18)

arz: صنوبر تايدا
Bulgarian: Тамянов бор
Chinese: 火炬松
Czech: Borovice kadidlová
English: Loblolly pine, Southern pine
Esperanto: Torĉpino
Estonian: Tõrvikumänd
Finnish: Loblollymänty
German: Weihrauch-Kiefer
Hebrew: אורן קרוליינה
Japanese: テーダマツ
Korean: 테다소나무
Lithuanian: Terpentininė pušis
Norwegian Bokmål: Virakfuru
Persian: کاج کندر
Polish: Sosna taeda
Russian: Сосна ладанная
Swedish: Loblollytall

Synonyms

Pinus lutea Walter
Pinus mughoides E.H.L.Krause
Pinus taeda var. alopecuroidea Aiton
Pinus taeda var. mughoides E.H.L.Krause
Pinus taeda var. tenuifolia Aiton

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ashleyrsteel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Phillip Salzinger, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.