Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Pinales Gorozh. | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Pinaceae Spreng ex F. Rudolphi | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Pinus L. | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | ||
| Species | Pinus sylvestris L. | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| Scots pine | English |
| Metsämänty | Finnish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- A medium-sized conifer, which reaches 23-27m in height on average but can attain over 40 m. it can often be easily recognised because of its distinctive orange-red coloured bark in the upper part of a trunk.
- Growth form
- Tree
- Organism part
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- Fruits
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- Part type
- Dry fruit, cone
- Shape
- Oblong, conic, 5-8cm in size
- Note
- The cones develop the year following pollination.
- Bark
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- Surface
- Papery (upper part of trunk), deeply fissured (basal part of the trunk, later), thin
- Color
- Reddishorange (upper part of trunk), blackish brown (basal part of trunk), grey-brown (basal part of trunk, seedlings, saplings), dark pink (basal part of trunk), yellow-red-brown (later)
- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Papery (major branches), glabrous
- Color
- Ochre, straw-coloured
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Surface
- Waxy layer (on the thick-walled epidermis)
- Color
- Greyish-green, glaucous-green, bluegreen
- Shape
- Twisted, lightly twisted (generally), 5-7 cm long (about), straight
- Note
- Leaves in pairs; persistent leaf-sheaths
- Leaf division
- Simple
- Leaf apex
- Pungent
- Leaf permanence
- Evergreen
- Flowers, inflorescences
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- Part type
- Cones, flowers cluster (male, at the base of new shoots)
- Color
- Yellow, or pink (male flowers at the base of new shoots), rose-purple shade (female flowers, at the tips of new, strong shoots)
- Shape
- Erect (female), pendulous (later)
Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
No images for this entry in the database.
Color swatches
This gallery showcases color samples measured from materials dyed with this organism. The materials were dyed
with organism parts or whole organism, and no chemical analyses of the colourants present have been performed.
Materials and mordants are reported where applicable. This gallery only showcases what colors one might be able
to achieve from dyeing with this organism.
References
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J.
Mauseth,
Botany: an introduction to plant biology. . Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc., 1998 -
A.
Kurtto,
R.
Lampinen,
M.
Piirainen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. Helsinki. . Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, 2019 -
B.
Jonsell,
Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae. . The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000 -
T.
Houston Durrant,
D.
de Rigo,
and
G.
Caudullo,
Pinus sylvestris in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. . Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. pp., 2016 , DOI: 10.2760/776635 -
L.
Hämet-Ahti,
J.
Suominen,
T.
Ulvinen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Retkeilykasvio. Helsinki. . Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Kasvimuseo., 1998 -
L.
Hämet-Ahti,
A.
Palmén,
P.
Alanko,
and
P.
Tigerstedt,
Suomen puu- ja pensaskasvio. Woody Flora of Finland. Helsinki. . Dendrologian Seura r. y., 1992 -
B.
Mossberg,
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L.
Stenberg,
Suuri pohjolan kasvio. Suom. Vuokko, Seppo & Väre, Henry. . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2005