Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Pinus sylvestris
- Group
- Gymnosperm
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Needles
- Flower colour
- No flowers
- Blooms in
- Never blooms
- Use
- Timber
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- It has the widest range of any pine, from Spain all the way to eastern Siberia.
- Its needles grow in pairs and stay on the tree for about two to four years.
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Similar plants
- Douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Silver fir
Abies alba
- Mountain pine
Pinus mugo
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q133128 · All plants · All entries