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Trifoliae (American hard pines)

Pinus muricata. Photo: (c) Cathleen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus, /ˈpiːnuːs/, of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The Plant List compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 126 species names of pines as current, together with 35 unresolved species and many more synonyms.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Class: Pinopsida (Conifers)
      - Order: Pinales (Conifers)
        Family: Pinaceae (Pine family)
        Subfamily: Pinoideae (Pines, spruces, larches, and allies)
        Genus: Pinus (Pines)
        Subgenus: Pinus (Hard pines)
        Section: Trifoliae (American hard pines)
        Species: Pinus sabiniana (Gray pine)
        Species: Pinus attenuata (Knobcone pine)
        Species: Pinus contorta (Lodgepole pine) (1)
        Species: Pinus muricata (Bishop pine)
        Species: Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)
        Species: Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey pine)
        Species: Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)

Subtaxa

Species: Pinus sabiniana (Gray pine)

Species: Pinus attenuata (Knobcone pine)

Species: Pinus contorta (Lodgepole pine)

Species: Pinus muricata (Bishop pine)

Species: Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)

Species: Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey pine)

Species: Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)

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