Pinaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Pinus peuce

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Pinus peuce is an evergreen tree with a densely-branched slenderly pyramidal crown; it can grow 35 - 40 metres tall. The straight bole can be 50 - 150cm in diameter[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. A valuable timber tree within its native range, where it is commonly harvested from the wild and increasingly from plantations. A valuable ornamental tree, it is very popular in Scandinavian parks and gardens, where it is known as 'Silkefyr' ['Silk pine'] from its silky foliage[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. Pinus peuce has a scattered distribution in the Balkans, with many subpopulations small and some very isolated, and it is considered to be severely fragmented. Extensive exploitation in the past has undoubtedly had an impact on its abundance but no details of a possible reduction are known for much of its range. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Europe - Serbia, Kosova, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece

HabitatMixed conifer forest, sometimes forming pure stands towards the south of its range, growing on a variety of soils, usually poor in nutrients and ranging from acid to basic; at elevations from 600 - 2,500 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].