Pinus pinea, the Italian stone pine or Mediterranean stone pine, is a conifer in the family Pinaceae, native to the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe and the Levant. It was carried into North Africa thousands of years ago and has naturalized in the Canary Islands, South Africa and New South Wales. A mature tree is usually 12 to 20 metres tall and can pass 25 metres, passing from a bushy globe in youth to an umbrella canopy in mid age and a broad flat crown more than 8 metres wide in old age. The needles grow in pairs and are 10 to 20 centimetres long. The cones take 36 months to ripen, longer than in any other pine, and hold the large seeds sold as pine nuts, which people have gathered and cultivated since prehistoric times. The tree is also planted as an ornamental, is one of the symbols of Rome, and is used to stabilise coastal dunes. Because it has been planted for so long, where it is truly native is still debated.
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ThreatsInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1 Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 2 Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 2 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Pinus, Taxa Source Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)
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Source Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)EcoregionsQuote, Ecoregions
In Greece, although the species is not widely distributed, an extensive stone pine forest exists in western Peloponnese at Strofylia
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Source Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it livesQuote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
specifically regions of Italy (Tuscany, Sardinia, Sicily), the Peloponnese (Greece), the coasts of Asia Minor (Turkey), and Lebanon.
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Source Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Strong evidence suggests its origin is in the Western Mediterranean, particularly the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), where the most extensive natural stands are found
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Source Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Strong evidence suggests its origin is in the Western Mediterranean, particularly the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), where the most extensive natural stands are found
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1. Pinus pinea (Wikipedia)
Distribution and habitat
Strong evidence suggests its origin is in the Western Mediterranean, particularly the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), where the most extensive natural stands are found
Ecoregions
In Greece, although the species is not widely distributed, an extensive stone pine forest exists in western Peloponnese at Strofylia
Distribution and habitat, where it lives
specifically regions of Italy (Tuscany, Sardinia, Sicily), the Peloponnese (Greece), the coasts of Asia Minor (Turkey), and Lebanon.
Ecology, Pests
It has destroyed most of the pine nut seeds in Italy, threatening P. pinea in its native habitats there.
Child Taxon Of: Pinus, Lead
Pinus pinea, the Italian stone pine or Mediterranean stone pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.
In Group: Pines (Pinaceae), Lead
Pinus pinea, the Italian stone pine or Mediterranean stone pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future (PFAF): Pinus pinea - L.
Plants For A Future (PFAF)Edible Uses
It makes a delicious snack and can also be used as a staple food
Other Uses, wood
Used for carpentry, furniture making etc
View the Source 3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): IUCN Red List category of Pinus pinea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List category recordQuote, IUCN Red List category record
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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