Stats

Lifespan: 100-400 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Alpine scrub
Range: Europe
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Uncommon

About

This conifer grows along rocky slopes in the high mountains of Central Europe. Its flexible trunk bends under heavy winter snow without snapping to survive the cold.

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 mugo