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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]
Pinus torreyana subsp. torreyana is a subspecies of the critically endangered Torrey pine in the family Pinaceae. It is native to California, [1] and grows only in the coastal region of San Diego County, California. [2] [3]
The Pinus torreyana torreyana, also known as the Torrey pine, is the rarest pine in North America.The plant has vanished over time due to the drying period over the last 10 years and has an intricate root system that helps attach it to the overbearing bluffs.
Pinus, the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. The genus is currently split into two subgenera: subgenus Pinus (hard pines), and subgenus Strobus (soft pines). Each of the subgenera have been further divided into sections based on chloroplast DNA sequencing [1] and whole plastid genomic analysis. [2]
Monterey pine (Pinus radiata)* Pine (Pinus sp.)* Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana)* Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) American dogwood (Cornus sericea)* Eastwood manzanita (Arctostaphylos cf ...
Flora on the Channel Islands include a unique subspecies of pine, oak, and the island tree mallow. Santa Rosa Island holds two groves of the Torrey pine subspecies Pinus torreyana var. insularis, which is endemic to the island. Torrey pines are the United States' rarest pine species. [35]
Shore pine (Pinus contorta) Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) Western white pine (Pinus monticola) Single-leaf pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva): the Methuselah, a 4,700-year-old specimen; Foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana): endemic to California; 2,000-year-old specimens
Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa island. View towards Santa Cruz Island. A variety of the Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana var. insularis) grows on the island. The population of this endangered species is estimated at 1000 trees. The island oak (Quercus tomentella) is native to the island.