Pinus greggii
| Gregg's pine | |
|---|---|
| Pinus greggii var. greggii on Cerro Potosà in northeast Mexico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
| Section: | P. sect. Trifoliae |
| Subsection: | P. subsect. Australes |
| Species: | P. greggii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus greggii | |
| Natural range: Green: Pinus greggii var. greggii Blue: Pinus greggii var. australis | |
Pinus greggii, or Gregg's pine, is a small to medium-sized pine native to eastern Mexico, found in two distinct regions. It has an open crown and long and slender branches. The needles are in bundles of three with an average length of 11 cm. The cones are produced singly or in groups of up to ten. The bark on the upper trunk is smooth. Pinus greggii is introduced in several countries.