Scots pine
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Scots pine is a widespread Eurasian coniferous tree species known for its tall, straight trunk, distinctive orange-red upper bark, and importance in both natural forests and commercial timber production.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scots pine canonical | 14 |
| Pinus sylvestris | 2 |
| Calabrian pine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2680220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Scots pine Context triple: [Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, notableFlora, Scots pine]
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Larix
Larix is a genus of deciduous coniferous trees commonly known as larches, found in cool temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Engelmann spruce
Engelmann spruce is a high-elevation North American coniferous tree species known for forming dense subalpine forests in the Rocky Mountains and other western mountain ranges.
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C.
Eastern White Pine
The Eastern White Pine is a tall, long-lived conifer native to eastern North America, valued for its soft, lightweight wood and historical importance in shipbuilding and construction.
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D.
Korean pine
Korean pine is a large, long-lived conifer native to Northeast Asia, valued for its edible pine nuts, high-quality timber, and ecological importance in temperate forests.
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E.
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scots pine Target entity description: Scots pine is a widespread Eurasian coniferous tree species known for its tall, straight trunk, distinctive orange-red upper bark, and importance in both natural forests and commercial timber production.
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A.
Larix
Larix is a genus of deciduous coniferous trees commonly known as larches, found in cool temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Engelmann spruce
Engelmann spruce is a high-elevation North American coniferous tree species known for forming dense subalpine forests in the Rocky Mountains and other western mountain ranges.
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C.
Eastern White Pine
The Eastern White Pine is a tall, long-lived conifer native to eastern North America, valued for its soft, lightweight wood and historical importance in shipbuilding and construction.
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D.
Korean pine
Korean pine is a large, long-lived conifer native to Northeast Asia, valued for its edible pine nuts, high-quality timber, and ecological importance in temperate forests.
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E.
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conifer
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evergreen tree ⓘ gymnosperm ⓘ timber tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkColorLower | grey-brown ⓘ |
| barkColorUpper | orange-red ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Scots pine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pinus sylvestris
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| commonName |
Scotch pine
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Scots pine ⓘ |
| coneMaturationTime | about 2 years ⓘ |
| coneType | woody seed cones ⓘ |
| crownShape |
conical in youth
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more irregular with age ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant species in boreal forests
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pioneer species on poor soils ⓘ |
| economicImportance | important commercial timber species in Europe ⓘ |
| family | Pinaceae ⓘ |
| genus | Pinus ⓘ |
| growthForm | tall tree ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
New Zealand
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North America ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | needle-like leaves ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to several hundred years ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 45 metres ⓘ |
| nationalSymbolOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
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Eurasia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| needleArrangement | in pairs ⓘ |
| needleLength | 4–7 centimetres ⓘ |
| order | Pinales ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | monoecious ⓘ |
| seedType | winged seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
cold climates
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drought ⓘ poor, sandy soils ⓘ |
| trunkCharacteristic | straight trunk ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 25–35 metres ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
relatively strong softwood
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resinous ⓘ |
| woodUse |
construction timber
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furniture ⓘ joinery ⓘ pulpwood ⓘ |
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Subject: Scots pine Description of subject: Scots pine is a widespread Eurasian coniferous tree species known for its tall, straight trunk, distinctive orange-red upper bark, and importance in both natural forests and commercial timber production.
Referenced by (17)
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