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Copyright: Francisco xuaxo TrekEarth (xuaxo)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-03-29 |
| Categories: Flowers, Trees |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-11-09 14:44 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Blossom of Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster). This pine is native to the western Mediterranean region. The range extends from Portugal and Spain north to southern and western France, east to western Italy, and south to northern Morocco, with small outlying populations in Algeria and Malta (possibly introduced by man). It generally occurs at low to moderate altitudes, mostly from sea level to 600 m, but up to 2000 m in the south of its range in Morocco.
Kingdom: Plantae.
Division: Pinophyta.
Class: Pinopsida.
Order: Pinales.
Family: Pinaceae.
Genus: Pinus.
Subgenus: Pinus.
Species: P. pinaster.
Binomial name: Pinus pinaster, Aiton.
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