Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
family
Pinaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Slash pine, Florida pine, Long-leaf pitch pine, Pine, Plantation pine, Yellow pine.
A large tree with grey to rusty brown bark that is shed in flat discs. Its needle-like leaves (17.5-30 cm long) are grouped in twos or threes and held within a sheath at their base. Its elongated male cones (2.5-6 cm long) are borne in clusters. Its large female cones (7-20 cm long and 3-7 cm wide) are borne on short stalks. These cones have small prickles on the tips each of their woody scales..
Impact
Impact
Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It is also seen as a potential environmental weed in Western Australia.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It is also seen as a potential environmental weed in Western Australia.
