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Aşağıçamlı (literally "lower pines" or "below are pine trees") is a Turkish place name that may refer to the following places in Turkey: Aşağıçamlı, Bigadiç, a village; Aşağıçamlı, Bolu, a village in the district of Bolu, Bolu Province; Aşağıçamlı, Oltu; Aşağıçamlı, Ulus, a village in the district of Ulus, Bartın Province
The Pinaceae (/ p ɪ ˈ n eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.
Pinus, the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. The genus is currently split into two subgenera: subgenus Pinus (hard pines), and subgenus Strobus (soft pines). Each of the subgenera have been further divided into sections based on chloroplast DNA sequencing [1] and whole plastid genomic analysis. [2]
Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy: Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine): A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed rootsYoung spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine
This subalpine zone is positioned between the upper montane zone (such as red fir forest) at its lower limit, and tree line at its upper limit. The Sierra Nevada subalpine zone occurs between 2,450–3,660 metres (8,000–12,000 ft), and is characterized by an open woodland of several conifer species, including whitebark pine , lodgepole pine ...
Twin Pines Minerals of Birmingham, Al. ... comments that their analysis shows the proposed 773-acre (312-hectare) mine won't significantly harm the Okefenokee or lower its water levels. ...
The common name "shortleaf pine" may refer to other species like loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), based on a custom in the Southeastern United States to only refer to pines as either "long-leaf" or "short-leaf". However, P. echinata can be distinguished from other pines by examining its short leaves and small cones. [2]
An example of lower montane forest in Yosemite Valley. The Sierra Nevada lower montane forest is a plant community along a strip along the western and eastern edges of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. This zone is also known as a yellow pine forest. [1] Moving southward, the elevation range of the lower montane forest grows.