Pinus
elliottii var. densa
Little & K.W.Dorman
WEED
This introduced tree
is commonly known as
South Florida slash pine.
Pinus elliottii var. densa
is described as a "conifer"
in the
Pinaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Only one stand of this species in Tuan Forest. Since 1995 the main species planted has been Pinus elliottii elliottii × Pinus caribaea hondurensis (Max Tweddell, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/233225194, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233205978).
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH