Taxon: Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson

Summary

Genus:

Pinus

Subgenus:

Pinus

Section:

Trifoliae

Subsection:

Ponderosae

Family:

Pinaceae

Nomen number:

28530

Place of publication:

Agric. Man. 354. 1836

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26405998

Verified:

04/18/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1098 (1095 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson subsp. benthamiana (Hartw.) Silba (0 active accession[s])
Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson subsp. brachyptera (Engelm.) Silba (0 active accession[s])
Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson subsp. ponderosa (8 active accession[s])
Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson subsp. readiana Callaham (0 active accession[s])
Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & C. Lawson subsp. scopulorum (Engelm.) A. E. Murray (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Lawson
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 14.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Englert, J. M. et al. 2002. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa P. Lawson & Lawson
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Lauria, F. 1996. The identity of Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex C. Lawson (Pinaceae). Linzer Biol. Beitr. 28:99-1052.
Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson
Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Silba, J. 1986. Encyclopaedia Coniferae. Phytologia Mem. 8:158.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	ponderosa pine		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	western yellow pine		1	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson
English	yellow pine		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)	ponderosa pine	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 14.
French	pin à bois lourd		2	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
French	pitchpin à bois lourd		2	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
French (Canada)	pin ponderosa	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 14.
German	Gelbkiefer		2	Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italian	pino giallo		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Spanish	pinabete		2	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Spanish	pino real		2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
Transcribed Chinese	xi huang song		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Nebraska, North Dakota (w.), Oklahoma, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Lawson & Lawson
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:590. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Englert, J. M. et al. 2002. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Environmental	shade/shelter	Englert, J. M. et al. 2002. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28530. Accessed 14 April 2026.