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Pinus uncinata DC.

Mountain Pine

Pinaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Pinaceae (Pine family)
Genus: Pinus (Pine)

Synonyms

Pinus uncinata
Pinus montana subsp. uncinata
Pinus mugo subsp. uncinata

Related species

Pinus cembra L. - Arolla Pine
Pinus strobus L. - Weymouth Pine
Pinus sylvestris L. - Scots Pine
Pinus mugo Turra - Dwarf Mountain-Pine
Pinus uncinata DC. - Mountain Pine
Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold - Austrian Pine, Corsican Pine
Pinus contorta Loudon - Lodgepole Pine

Traits


    <span class="r">Slightly toxic</span>, <ba><b>always arborescent</b></ba>, <ba><b>up to 15&#8239;m tall</b></ba>, <b>in the montane to subalpine zone</b>. <span class="v1">cones:</span> <ba><b>(almost) sessile, stalk oblique, inserted eccentrically at the cones</b></...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Pinus uncinata

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 uncinata

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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 uncinata

Pinus uncinata

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats

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