PLANTS Profile for Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)

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PLANTS Profile

Pinus sylvestris L.
Scots pine

Symbol:

PISY

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I


Common Names:
	Scotch pine

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Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Pinus sylvestris L.

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Distribution:
Pinus sylvestris L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Pinus sylvestris L.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 76 species in Pinus

Classification:
Pinus sylvestris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Pinus L. – pine
Species	Pinus sylvestris L. – Scots pine

Introduced Information:
Pinus sylvestris L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Pinus sylvestris L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183389.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Pinus sylvestris L.

AL-University of Alabama at Huntsville

BorealForest.org

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

DE-University of Delaware Botanic Garden

Forestry Images

Gymnosperm Database

IL-Selecting Trees For Your Home

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

Silvics of North America

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