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Japanese black pine
Japanese black pine
Pinus thunbergii
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100-500 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This pine grows along the rocky coastlines of Japan and South Korea. Its thick needles can survive direct exposure to salt spray that kills other plants.

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 thunbergii