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Pinus sylvestris

Scotch Pine

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GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131914

Element CodePGPIN04130

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumConiferophyta

ClassPinopsida

OrderPinales

FamilyPinaceae

GenusPinus

Other Common Names

Pin sylvestre (FR) Scotch pine (EN) Scots pine (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Edition Date1991-03-11

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Rank Reasons

Native of Europe. Brought to U.S. as timber species. Later abandoned for timber, but still widely found as an ornamental.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New Jersey	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
San Dimas	Angeles National Forest	7,160

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432

New Hampshire (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Rehder, A. 1927. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America: Exclusive of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions. MacMillan Company, New York, New York. 930 p.