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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Pinus sylvestris is native to some forests in the Highlands of Scotland, but very widely planted elsewhere; the upper parts of the trunk are a distinctively reddish colour.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-02-10 |
![Scots pine / Pinus sylvestris: _Pinus sylvestris_ is native to some forests in the Highlands of Scotland, but very widely planted elsewhere; the upper parts of the trunk are a distinctively reddish colour.](img/108417.jpg) |
The needles of Pinus sylvestris are typically twisted, like those of Pinus contorta.
Menai Bridge (VC52: Anglesey); 2013-12-27 |
![Scots pine / Pinus sylvestris: The needles of _Pinus sylvestris_ are typically twisted, like those of _Pinus contorta_.](img/526310.jpg) |
The cones of Pinus sylvestris lack the long spine on each scale seen in Pinus contorta.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-21 |
![Scots pine / Pinus sylvestris: The cones of _Pinus sylvestris_ lack the long spine on each scale seen in _Pinus contorta_.](img/297978.jpg) |
All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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