lodgepole pine

Pinus contorta

Summary 2

Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, and contorta pine, is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine, but is rare in lowland rain forests. Like all pines (member species of the genus Pinus), it is an evergreen conifer.

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  1. (c) Jim Morefield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16594874760/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_contorta

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