Torrey pine

Torrey pine
A Torrey pine on the northeast coast of Santa Rosa Island, California

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Section: P. sect. Trifoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Ponderosae
Species:
P. torreyana
Binomial name
Pinus torreyana
Natural range of Pinus torreyana

The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare pine species in California, United States. It is a critically endangered species growing only in coastal San Diego County, and on Santa Rosa Island, offshore from Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara County.[3] The Torrey pine is endemic to the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion.[4][5]

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus torreyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42424A2979186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42424A2979186.en. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Santa Rosa Island". Channel Islands. National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pinus torreyana Parry ex Carrière". Ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  5. ^ C. Michael Hogan (September 11, 2008). "Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana)". GlobalTwitcher.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2013.

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