Stats

Lifespan: 200-500 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Mountain forest
Range: Southern Europe
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

This hardy pine grows on rocky mountain slopes across the Mediterranean region. Its needles grow in pairs and stay green for four years before falling to the forest floor.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: Pinus nigra