Slash Pine
subject: Pinus elliottii
description: Plant Size: 75-100 ft tall by 20-60 ft wide
description: 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.).
description: 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
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Pinus elliottii
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Jordan Davis
coverage: Throughout the state