Life Span
Biennial and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Western United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
waste ground, wastelands
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Stomach burn
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Root
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PASTINACA sativa
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Parsnip
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Whitebark Pine
In German
Pastinake
Whitebark Pine
In French
Panais
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Chirivía
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Είδος δαυκίου
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
cherivia
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Pasternak
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
parsnip
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Apiales
Pinales
Family
Apiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Abelia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
205
1
27800
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