A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. latifolia Engelm.[FNA2, HC, HC2]
lodgepole pine
Publication: Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 331. 1871.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA2: "Pinus contorta var. latifolia is fire successional. It is the most wide-ranging and commercially utilized variety. Its poor self-pruning character makes it less desirable for lumber but adequate for mine timbers, fences, and pulpwood."
Last updated 7/25/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon ssp. latifolia (Engelm.) Critchfield
Pinus divaricata (Aiton) Sudw. var. hendersonii (Lemmon) B. Boivin
Pinus divaricata (Aiton) Sudw. var. latifolia (Engelm. ex S. Watson) B. Boivin
