sugar pine

Pinus lambertiana

Summary 2

Pinus lambertiana (commonly known as the sugar pine or sugar cone pine) is the tallest and most massive pine tree, and has the longest cones of any conifer. The species name lambertiana was given by the British botanist David Douglas, who named the tree in honour of the English botanist, Aylmer Bourke Lambert. It is native to the mountains of the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon through California to Baja California.

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  1. (c) Jason Hollinger, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/4974856084
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_lambertiana

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