Shore Pine (Pinus contorta ssp. contorta) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom May - Jun
  • Needles are twisted (thus contorta)
  • This is a shoreline subspecies of the Lodgepole Pine, found mostly in the Sierras.
  • CA native
  • Pine Family (Pinaceae)



Needles in 2s, up to 3 inches long



Pine cones with prickles



This is a coastline subspecies, and is shaped by the wind.

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