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, Pursh, Fl. Amer. vol. ii. p. 641. Mich. Arbr. de l'Amer. Sept. vol. i. p. 58. pl. iv.—, Linn., Juss.

Leaves short, in pairs; cones recurved, oblongo-conical, of the length of the leaves; prickles of the scales subulate, straight. It is also named the Pitch Pine and Scrub Pine. It grows in dry sterile ground, from New Jersey to Carolina.