Pinaceae

Virginia pine

Pinus virginiana Mill.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus

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Common names

By language (12)

Bulgarian: Вирджински бор
Chinese: 矮松, 北美二針松, 紐澤西松, 維吉尼亞松
Czech: Borovice virginská
English: Virginia pine, Scrub pine, Jersey pine, Possum pine
Estonian: Virgiinia mänd
Icelandic: Tígulfura
Japanese: バージニアマツ
koi: Виргинияись пожум
Persian: کاج ویرجینیایی
Polish: Sosna wirginijska
Russian: Сосна виргинская
udm: Виргиниысь пужым

Synonyms

Pinus inops Aiton
Pinus ruthenica Carrière
Pinus turbinata Bosc ex Loudon

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Joshua Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Estabrooks, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Liz Horn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Yann Kemper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Jankowiak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph Scheer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: pgboland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.