Pinus strobus L.

Weymouth Pine

Pinaceae

Traits


    Slightly toxic, up to 40 m tall conifer. cones: pendulous, stalk 5–9 mm long, 7–20 cm long. seeds: winged. stem: with short- and long-shoots. immature shoots: glabrous to sparsely hirsute. phyllotaxy: 3–5 needles in a common sheath. leaves: acicular, evergreen, cross...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Pinus strobus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Pinus strobus

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Pinus strobus

Pinus strobus

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, parks, gardens

  • in acidic habitats

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