Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica

Pinaceae Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Litv.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
sylvestris refers to ‘from the forest’; indicating its habitat.
mongolica refers to Mongolia; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Mongolian Scots pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus sylvestris:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 30, BRY, CTA, IRK, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, CHM-LN, 37, MON

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 2
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is hardy to USDA Zone 2 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -45.6C (-50F) to -40C (-40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus sylvestris is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus sylvestris are therefore:

Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is also placed under Pinaceae.