Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pinus glabra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Pinus glabra is an evergreen tree with a conic to rounded crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be 100cm in diameter, it is usually straight, but is often bent and twisted on trees that have regenerated beneath a canopy[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. Although of good size, the wood of this species is not highly valued and only occasionally harvested. Due to changes in land use, including forestry practices that favour other species of pine, it is likely that Pinus glabra has undergone some decline. The species is still widespread, however, and given its scattered occurrence in most localities is still relatively common. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast N. America - South carolina, Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, Missisippi, Louisiana

HabitatSandy alluvium and mesic woodland; at elevations up to 150 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Scattered in river valleys on banks of streams and in hummocks and swamps, growing in acidic sandy soils, often with a high water table[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].