Pinus sylvestris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
Section: | P. sect. Pinus |
Subsection: | P. subsect. Pinus |
Species: | P. sylvestris
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Binomial name | |
Pinus sylvestris | |
Distribution |
Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US), Baltic pine,[2] or European red pine[3] is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orange-red bark.