Pinus sylvestris L., 1753 56% complete

Scotch pine

Sp. Pl.: 1000 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Pinus sylvestris, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced17 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded12 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1000 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Scotch pine No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Pine family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to Russian Far East and Caucasus No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1040 cm
  • 1040 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 939 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 12, 20, 25, 28, 37, 45, 67, 68, 86, 88, 92, 164, 174, 175, 178, 191, 199, 200, 214, 241, 431, 474, 582, 631, 685, 742, 818, 873, 880, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow, purple
  • yellow|purple · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium
  • medium · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Single Stem
  • Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 3000 cm
  • 3000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 12, 20, 25, 28, 37, 45, 67, 68, 86, 88, 92, 164, 174, 175, 178, 191, 199, 200, 214, 241, 431, 474, 582, 631, 685, 742, 818, 873, 880, 898, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 37 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 37, 71, 86, 92, 178, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 176 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 94, 96, 110, 130, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5
  • pH 5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 92, 339, 432, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 40 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 431 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 79, 88, 105, 311, 412, 582
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • christmas_trees, fuelwood, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record