Pinus pumila; dwarf stone pine

Japanese: ハイマツ(這松) - ハイマツ(英語表記)Pinus pumila; dwarf stone pine
Pinus pumila; dwarf stone pine
An evergreen shrub of the Pinaceae family, native to the alpine zone from central Honshu northward. In addition to Japan, it is also found in the northern Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, etc. The trunk grows prostrate on the ground, and the dense leaves are 6cm long and arranged in clusters of 5. It is monoecious and flowers bloom in June. The cones are ovoid, about 5cm long, and the seeds are triangular obovate, wingless, and edible. They often form large colonies in the alpine zone. They are used for bonsai.

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Japanese:
マツ科の常緑低木で,本州中部より北の高山帯に自生する。日本のほか北千島,サハリン,カムチャツカ,シベリア,朝鮮半島などにも分布する。幹は地に伏して伸び,密生する葉は長さ 6cmで,5本が一束になっている。雌雄同株,花は6月に咲く。球果は卵形で長さ 5cm内外,種子は三角状倒卵形で翼がなく,食用になる。高山帯ではしばしば大群落を形成する。盆栽に利用される。

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