Pinus torreyana subsp. torreyana

Common names: Mainland Torrey pine
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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Trees to 15m in native stands (to 23m in sheltered sites); mature crown of sheltered trees narrower than tree height, fairly open in natural sites. Seed cones mostly broadly ovoid, as broad as long or longer, mostly less than 13.5cm; umbos mostly shorter than 6mm, terminal portion curved outward. Seeds to 12mm wide, averaging less than 11mm, light to medium brown with dark mottling. 2n =24.


Habitat: Dry fogbelt zone on eroding, mostly dry slopes
Elevation: 0–125m

Discussion

Pinus torreyana subsp. torreyana occurs naturally only in a relict stand near Del Mar, California.

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.