Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)

Japanese white pine, a reference photo — Photo: belvedere04 · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Pinus parviflora, also known as Japanese white pine, is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Japanese white pine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Pinus morrisonicola
Pinus koraiensis
Pinus peuce
Pinus densiflora
Pinus bungeana
Pinus pumila

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: Pinus parviflora

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