Pinus elliottii var. elliottii

Pinus elliottii var. elliottii

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Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves

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Recorded in 2 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 170 animals.

Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Birds. 7 shared habitats
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Birds. 7 shared habitats
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Birds. 7 shared habitats
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Birds. 6 shared habitats
American Coot
Fulica americana
Birds. 6 shared habitats
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Birds. 6 shared habitats
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Birds. 6 shared habitats
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Birds. 6 shared habitats
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Birds. 6 shared habitats
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Birds. 6 shared habitats

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

117CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Pinus

Eacles imperialisImperial Moth
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Anatrachyntis badiaFlorida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Archips cerasivoranaCherry Tent Caterpillar, Cherry Worm, Ugly Nest Caterpillar
Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
Argyrotaenia tabulanaLodgepole Needletier
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth

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Battaristis vittellaOrange Striped-Back Moth
Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
Calosima dianellaEastern Pine Catkin Borer Moth
Caripeta aretariaSouthern Pine Looper Moth
Choristoneura pinusJack Pine Budworm
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Citheronia sepulcralisPine-Devil Moth
Coleotechnites floraeColeotechnites Flower Moth, Red Pine Flower Moth
Corticivora parvaBronze-Banded Corticivora
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Cydia anaranjadaSlash Pine Seedworm
Cydia ingensLongleaf Pine Seedworm Moth
Cydia toreutaEastern Pine Seedworm
Dasychira mantoRusty Tussock Moth, Manto Tussock Moth
Decantha boreasellaReticulated Decantha Moth
Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
Dioryctria amatellaSouthern Pine Coneworm
Dioryctria clarioralisBlister Coneworm
Dioryctria disclusaWebbing Coneworm
Dioryctria ebeliSouth Coastal Coneworm
Dioryctria merkeliLoblolly Pineconeworm
Dioryctria taedivorellaLesser Loblolly Pineconeworm Moth
Dioryctria zimmermaniZimmerman Pine Moth
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Euchlaena madusariaScrub Euchlaena
Eucopina cocanaShortleaf Pine Cone Borer
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Feralia majorMajor Sallow, Pine Sallow
Givira annaAnna Carpenterworm Moth
Givira francescaFrancesca Carpenterworm Moth
Hydriomena transfigurataTransfigured Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis estherEsther Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hypoprepia miniataScarlet-Winged Lichen Moth
Hypsopygia intermedialisRed-Shawled Moth
Iridopsis vellivolataLarge Purplish Gray
Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
Lapara coniferarumSouthern Pine Sphinx
Lapara phaeobrachycerousBrou's Sphinx
Macaria bicolorataBicolored Angle
Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
Macaria sanfordiSanford's Angle
Macaria transitariaBlurry Chocolate Angle
Melanocinclis lineigeraLined Melanocinclis
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Metanema inatomariaPale Metanema
Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
Moodna pallidostrinellaPaler Moodna
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Panthea furcillaEastern Panthea, Tufted Pine Panthea
Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Pococera melanogrammosBlack-Letter Pococera
Pococera robustellaPine Webworm
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Retinia gemistrigulanaGray Retinia
Retinia houseriMinute Pitch-Blister Moth
Retinia taedanaSouthern Pitch-Blister Moth
Rhyacionia adanaPine Shoot Moth, Adana Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia busckanaRed Pine Tip Moth, Red Pine Shoot Borer
Rhyacionia frustranaNantucket Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia rigidanaPitch-Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia subtropicaPine Tip Moth, Subtropical Pine Tip Moth
Satronia tantillaSouthern Pine Catkinworm
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Sparganothis tristriataThree-Streaked Sparganothis
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tolype notialisSmall Tolype
Virbia aurantiacaOrange Virbia, Orange Holomelina
Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
Zale buchholziBuchholz's Zale
Zale confusaConfused Zale
Zale curemaBlack-Eyed Zale, Northeastern Pine Zale
Zale helataBrown-Spotted Zale
Zale metataFawn Virginia Pine Zale
Zale metatoidesWashed-Out Zale
Zale obliquaOblique Zale
Zale squamularisGray-Banded Zale
Zanclognatha marthaPine Barrens Zanclognatha, Pine Barrens Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha protumnusalisConifer Zanclognatha, Complex Fan-Foot
Cydia erotella
Dahlica walshella
Laetilia myersella
Rhyacionia aktita
Xenotemna pallorana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Pinus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

15BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Pinus

Alectoris chukarChukar
Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Conuropsis carolinensisCarolina Parakeet
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusPinyon Jay
Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey

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Nucifraga columbianaClark's Nutcracker
Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhynchaThick-billed Parrot
Setophaga pinusPine Warbler

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: PINACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Mississippi rank	SNR
Global rank	G5T5
MS status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Pinus elliottii var. elliottii

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