Stats

Lifespan

80-150 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Endangered

About

This pine grows naturally on the foggy coastal slopes of California and Mexico. Its cones stay sealed with resin until heat from a forest fire forces them to open.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 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 radiata