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Pinus contorta

FamilyGenus: Pinus

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About this species

Pinus contorta is an introduced, established evergreen conifer tree in Great Britain. It grows to about 21.4 m tall, has needle-like leaves, and flowers in May.

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Larval host

Annual cycle

Evergreen tree. Flowers in May.

Standort & Merkmale

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Flowering period

Mai – Mai

Growth form

Baum

Woodiness

Verholzt

Leaf type

Nadelblättrig

Leaf phenology

Immergrün

Plant height

21.373 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Scientific profile

Pinus contorta is an introduced, established tree in Great Britain. It has a woody, terrestrial growth form and reaches a height of approximately 21.4 metres. The leaves are evergreen and needle-shaped, with a typical leaf area of 50 mm². Flowering occurs in May, and the seeds have an average diaspore mass of 4.2 mg.

Host relationships

11 species use this plant as a host

Entephria caesiataPennithera firmataOperophtera brumataEupithecia nanataPanolis flammea Lycophotia porphyreaHydriomena furcataMniotype adustaEupithecia satyrataHylaea fasciariaGymnoscelis rufifasciata

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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