🌿 Family

Pinaceae

151 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Pinopsida › Pinales › Pinaceae

Pinus sibirica Du Tour

Pinus sibirica, or Siberian pine, is a cold-tolerant white pine valued for rust resistance research, ornamentation, and edible pine nuts.

Pinus strobiformis Engelm.

Pinus strobiformis is a straight, slender white pine native to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of Mexico.

Pinus strobus L.

Pinus strobus L. (eastern white pine) is a conifer native to eastern North America, with traditional uses and cultivated as an ornamental.

Pinus sylvestris L.

Pinus sylvestris L. (Scots pine) is an ancient evergreen conifer native to Eurasia, widely used in forestry.

Pinus taeda L.

Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) is the largest southern pine, a fast-growing commercially valuable timber species native to the southern US.

Pinus thunbergii Parl.

Pinus thunbergii Parl. (black pine) is an adaptable, popular horticultural conifer that is endangered in native Japan.

Pinus torreyana Parry ex Carrière

Pinus torreyana is a rare endangered pine native to coastal Southern California with edible pine nuts.

Pinus uncinata Ramond ex DC.

Pinus uncinata (Pinus mugo), a pine, is native to European mountains and invasive elsewhere, with ornamental and culinary uses.

Pinus virginiana Mill.

Pinus virginiana Mill., the Virginia pine, is a North American endemic pine with various historical and current uses.

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa (Vasey) Mayr

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa is a California conifer adapted to wildfire, with suspected population decline from more extreme frequent fires.

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas-fir, is a large evergreen timber tree native to western North America with many ecological and human uses.

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a long-lived shade-tolerant conifer, widely grown as an ornamental with historical edible uses.

Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.

Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. (Carolina hemlock) is an evergreen conifer native to the Appalachian Mountains with distinct physical traits.

Tsuga chinensis (Franch.) E.Pritz.

Tsuga chinensis is a coniferous large hemlock tree native to East Asia, with multiple documented commercial uses.

Tsuga dumosa (D.Don) Eichler

Tsuga dumosa, a Himalayan hemlock tree, has defined morphological traits and a Southeast Asian distribution adapted to cool, wet climates.

Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Tsuga heterophylla, western hemlock, is the largest hemlock species, a large evergreen conifer native to northwest North America with many traditional and commercial uses.

Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

Tsuga mertensiana is a large mountain evergreen conifer native to western North America, grown for lumber and ornamentation.

Abies cephalonica Loudon

Abies cephalonica, the Greek fir, is a near-endemic evergreen conifer from Greek mountain regions.

Abies bracteata (D.Don) A.Poit.

Abies bracteata is a distinct fir tree grown as an ornamental, with historic use of its resin as incense.

Abies kawakamii (Hayata) T.Itô

Abies kawakamii, the Taiwan fir, is an endemic conifer of Taiwan’s high mountains protected by Taiwanese law since 2015.

Abies firma Siebold & Zucc.

Abies firma (momi fir) is an evergreen conifer native to Japan, a main component of Japanese temperate forests.

Abies holophylla Maxim.

Abies holophylla (Manchurian fir) is an evergreen coniferous fir native to parts of northeast Asia, occasionally grown ornamentally.

Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Mirb.

Abies spectabilis (East Himalayan fir) is a large Near Threatened conifer native to the Himalayan region.

Abies nephrolepis (Trautv. ex Maxim.) Maxim.

Khingan fir (Abies nephrolepis) is a medium-sized evergreen conifer native to Northeast Asia.

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