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Castle Rock SP (NRDB.org)
Coyote Point RA (NRDB.org)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
MacKerricher State Park
Marin County Complete List (CNPS)
Patrick's Point State Park
Point Cabrillo Light Station and Preserve
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Shore Pine (Pinus contorta ssp. contorta)
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Conifer
2 Needles
Native
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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