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Pinus × rhaetica

Pinus × rhaetica

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Pinus × rhaetica, also known as Rhaetic pine, is a natural hybrid between mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). It is a coniferous tree nothospecies classified in Pinus subsection Pinus. The species name refers to the Rhaetian Alps, located in eastern Switzerland and western Austria.

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