Taxonomy: Fam. Pinaceae// Genus: Pinus// Species: Pinus sylvestris L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985).
Lifeform: Evergreen tree; Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe, Asia and part of Nort America (New York) according to the according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Native to the flora of North Macedonia. Not native – introduced and naturalized in the Osogovo Region, used for forestation.
Habitat: Pine plantations; also occurs sporadically as naturalized throughout the region.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Pinus sylvestris plantation. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pinus sylvestris – habit. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – branches. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – branches with cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – branch with cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – cone. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – cone. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – branch with cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – branch with cones. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – bark. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pinus sylvestris – bark. Hills near Kochani, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
