Pinus sylvestris L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Pinaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tree to 30 m; bark of the larger branches and a segment of the main trunk conspicuously orange-brown and appearing blistered; lvs in 2’s, bluish-green, usually twisted, 3–7 cm × ca 1.5 mm; cones yellow-brown, soon reflexed, short-ovoid to oblong, often bent, 3–6 cm, the apophysis thickened, the umbo scarcely elevated, spineless. Native of Europe, occasionally escaped from cult. in our range.
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Common Names
Scotch-pine