Species

Pinus sylvestris L.

Scots Pine

Pinaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Pinus sylvestris
Pinus armena
Pinus fominii
Pinus hamata
Pinus kochiana
Pinus rubra
Pinus sosnowskyi
Pinus sylvestris var. hamata

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


    Slightly toxic, up to 40 m tall conifer. cones: with a distinct stalk, stalk at least 5 mm long, matt, 3–8 cm long. seeds: winged. stem: with short- and long-shoots. bark: black at the base, reddish to yellowish-brownish at the top. phyllotaxy: 2 needles in a common ...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Pinus sylvestris

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 sylvestris

Legend

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 sylvestris

Pinus sylvestris

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, parks, gardens

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