Pine Sabina , or Pine Seibina , or Gray Pine ( lat. Pínus sabiniána ) - an endemic species of the genus Pine of the Pine family ( Pinaceae ), growing in California .
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Pinus sabiniana Douglas in Lamb. [1] , 1833 |
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Pinus sabineana , orth. var. |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 2.3 Least Concern : 42413 |
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The scientific name is given in honor of Edward Sabin ( 1788 - 1883 ), the Anglo-Irish botanist. It was originally written sabiniana , which is incorrect in Latin (correct Sabinius ), and recently [ when? ] has been fixed on sabineana . However, the revised spelling has not yet been accepted for general use, and so far the spelling sabiniana is more common.
Usually grows up to 12-15 m, but can reach a height of 35 m.
The needles of Sabina pine are rare and drooping, growing in separate bunches of three needles, pale gray-green in color, up to 20-30 cm in length.
Cones are large and heavy, 12–35 cm long. Male cones grow at the base of shoots on the lower branches.
Sabina pine grows at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level, throughout the state in the foothills of the California Valley , with the exception of the southernmost and eastern districts south of Lake Tahoe , on rocky soil in dry conditions, in communities with Douglas oak ( Quercus douglasii ), forming the upper tier of mixed forests .
The pine needles Sabina is the only known feed of caterpillars of a moth of the species Sabinianus chionodes of the Gelechiidae family .
