Del Mar is one of only two locations where the Torrey Pine tree naturally occurs. Santa Rosa Island holds two groves of the Torrey pine subspecies "Pinus torreyana" var. All of them contain native and endemic wildlife, like the island oak and Torrey Pine. The school is named after the Torrey pine tree that grows in the area. A variety of the Torrey pine ("Pinus torreyana" var. "insularis") grows on the island. Endangered in the wild, Torrey pine is planted as an ornamental tree. The Torrey pine, Pinus torreyana, is a rare pine species in the United States. The Torrey pine, "Pinus torreyana", is the rarest pine species in the United States.