Lodgepole Pine
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| Scientific name | Pinus contorta |
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| Class | Pinopsida |
| Order | Pinales |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
| Did you know | Forests of lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta Dougl) cover up to 50 million acres in the western regions of North America. |
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| ID | 796114 |
About Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, and contorta pine, is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine, but is rare in lowland rain forests.
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