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bristlecone pine

(Encyclopedia)bristlecone pine, common name for the pine species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens have been known to live some 5,000 years. ...

pine

(Encyclopedia)pine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather than flowers and m...

ground pine

(Encyclopedia)ground pine, common name for several creeping plants, particularly species of club moss. ...

loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia)loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States. ...

lodgepole pine

(Encyclopedia)lodgepole pine, common name for the pine species Pinus contorta, found in the Rocky Mts. and the northwestern coast of the United States. ...

Wollemi pine

(Encyclopedia)Wollemi pine wŏlˈəmīˌ [key], primitive tree, Wollemia nobilis, of the conifer family Araucariaceae, named after Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia, where it was discovered in 199...

slash pine

(Encyclopedia)slash pine: see pine.

running pine

(Encyclopedia)running pine, common name for the plant species Lycopodium clavatum, also called ground pine. See Lycopodiophyta. ...

prince's pine

(Encyclopedia)prince's pine: see pipsissewa.

Pine Barrens

(Encyclopedia)Pine Barrens, coastal plain region, c.3,000 sq mi (7,770 sq km), S and SE N.J.; composed chiefly of sandy soils, swamp-edged streams, pine stands, and tracts of cranberries and blueberries. Originally...