Pinus sylvestris L.
(Scots Pine)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
SubgenusPinus (Pinus) (yellow or hard (two- and three-needled) pines)
GenusPinus (pines)
FamilyPINACEAE (pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) :
1: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
28 Apr 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Tall straight trees grown close together
Image 1: Tall straight trees grown close togetherImage 2: Trunks of tall straight trees grown close togetherImage 3: Trunks of tall straight trees grown close together (2)
2: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
26 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
5 open-grown Scots Pines, growing in heathland
Image 1: Bark on branchImage 2: Bark on trunkImage 3: Bark on trunk (2)Image 4: Branch tip - with conesImage 5: Branch tip - with cones (2)Image 6: Branch - with conesImage 7: Branch with cones - white backgroundImage 8: Branch with cones - white background (2)Image 9: Branch with cones - white background (3)Image 10: Buds (spring) above first year cone - white backgroundImage 11: Buds (spring) above first year cone - white background (2)Image 12: Cone - closed - abaxial view - white backgroundImage 13: Cone - closed - abaxial view - white background (2)Image 14: Cone - closed - lateral view - white backgroundImage 15: Cone - closed - lateral view - white background (2)Image 16: Cone - open - base - white backgroundImage 17: Cones (from under tree) - closed - lateral view - white backgroundImage 18: Cones (from under tree) - open - white backgroundImage 19: Cones on branchImage 20: Cones on branch (2)Image 21: Cones - open - abaxial views - white backgroundImage 22: Cones - open - adaxial views - white backgroundImage 23: Cones - open - lateral views - white backgroundImage 24: First year cone - white backgroundImage 25: Needles - white backgroundImage 26: Needles - with ruler - white backgroundImage 27: Tree group - open grownImage 28: Tree - open grownImage 29: Tree - open grown (2)Image 30: Tree - open grown (3)Image 31: Tree - open grown (4)Image 32: Tree - open grown (5)Image 33: Tree - open grown (6)Image 34: Tree - open grown (7)Image 35: Twig with needles and first year cone - white backgroundImage 36: Twig with needles - white backgroundImage 37: Bud (bursting) - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 38: Bud (bursting) - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)
3: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
18 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU21 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Foliage with old and young conesImage 2: Foliage with old male catkinsImage 3: TreesImage 4: Trunk and branchesImage 5: Trunk and moribund branch
4: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
31 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Group of young saplingsImage 2: Group of young saplings beside parent treeImage 3: Parent tree and saplingsImage 4: Pine invading heathland in S. EnglandImage 5: Pine on heathland in S. England
5: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
15 May 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: PollenImage 2: Pollen (2)Image 3: Pollen (3)Image 4: Pollen (4)Image 5: Pollen (5)Image 6: Pollen (6)Image 7: Pollen (7)Image 8: Pollen (8)Image 9: Pollen (9)
6: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
25 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cone - half openImage 2: Cone scales - close-upImage 3: Female flowerImage 4: Female flowersImage 5: Female flowers - close-upImage 6: Male flowersImage 7: Male flowers at end of shootImage 8: NeedlesImage 9: One year old coneImage 10: SeedImage 11: Shoot with female and male flowersImage 12: Shoot with female and male flowers (2)Image 13: Shoot with female flower and year old coneImage 14: Shoot with female flowersImage 15: Shoot with female flowers and ripe cones
7: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
17 Jan 1976 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Bark - close-upImage 2: Cone - close-upImage 3: Leaf spray
8: Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
17 Jan 1976 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Cone - close-upImage 2: Leaf sprayImage 3: Leaf spray (2)

Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 561 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
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