Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Sand pine thrives on the deepest, driest white sands of Florida scrub where almost nothing else grows. A fast, short-lived pine central to the rare and fire-shaped scrub ecosystem. Like other pines, the small, resinous seed and needle tea are traditional foods.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 80–80 ft
- Spacing
- 10–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, FL, MS
Related native plants
More Pinus species
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
- Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)