Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris  (Pinales: Pinaceae) - 1379004

Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris L.

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Description: 1. Branchlet with male strobiles (a, b) at the base of a young shoot. - 2. Branchlet with female strobile (a) at the top of a young shoot, and developing one year old (immature) conelets (b, c) on the top of a branchlet of the previous year. - 3. Female strobiles (a, b) after pollination. - 4. Mature branchlet with conelet (a) on mature shoot and a ripe, closed cone (b) at the apical part of the previous year shoot. - 5. Seed scales: outer (abaxial, a), and inner (adaxial, b) side. - 6. Winged seed (a, b), a wing (c), and a seed of which the wing was removed (d - i). - 7. Seedling with cotyledons. After Hempel & Wilhelm, 1889. Photos and explanations from the book: Zelimir Borzan. "Tree and Shrub Names in Latin, Croatian, English, and German, with synonyms", University of Zagreb, 2001.
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Image location: , Croatia

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Name: Zelimir Borzan
Organization: University of Zagreb
Country: Croatia

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