File:Pino_resinero_(6344573367).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Pinus pinaster is a type of pine tree native to the Mediterranean region. It's an important species for forestry and land management, particularly for preventing soil erosion and providing timber in areas where other trees struggle to grow.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernPinus pinaster
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
General: Pinus pinaster is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 546
- With media
- 390
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Collections
- US, OSU, NCSC, SBBG, MEL, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- United States, Tunisia, Mexico, France, Chile
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Pinus pinea and ruins on Palatine Hill.jpg
- Has use
- afforestation
Show 12 more facts
- taxon name
- Pinus pinaster
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Pinus pinaster
- Commons gallery
- Pinus pinaster
- this taxon is source of
- maritime pine bark extract
- longest observed lifespan
- 210
- taxon common name
- obmorski bor
- short name
- P. pinas
- taxon author citation
- Aiton
- taxon range
- Fujian
via Wikidata · CC0
~16 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Pinus pinaster, the maritime pine is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean. It is a fast growing hard pine with long needles and large cones with medium-sized seeds with large wings.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pinus pinaster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.