Slash Pine

Dublin Core

Title

Slash Pine

Subject

Pinus elliottii

Description

Plant Size: 75-100 ft tall by 20-60 ft wide

Habitat: Usually in low, wet flatwoods of poorly drained, acidic soils, and coastal sands. National Champion of 1977 (var. densa) reached 55 feet tall, 11.5 feet circumference, with a 63 foot spread (Sarasota, Fla.).

Medicinal Uses: medical applications as a counter-irritant applied topically. Limited references imply the eating of inner bark for food during famine times.

Creator

Jordan Davis

Source

Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Pinus elliottii

Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Pinus elliottii

Allen et al, 2003

Contributor

Jordan Davis

Identifier

RIFpesp

Coverage

Throughout the state