Pinaceae

Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris L.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

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Common names

By language (83)

Arabic: صنوبر بري, أبو رأس أحمر, الصنوبر البري, برز, زيت الصنوبر, صنوبر الغابات, صنوبر حرجي, صنوبر فضي
Aragonese: Pin roi, Pin royo, Pino royo, Pinroi
Armenian: Սոճի սովորական
arz: صنوبر برى
Asturian: Pinu roxu
azb: ساریچام
Azerbaijani: Adi şam
ba: Ҡарағай
Basque: Pinu gorri, Ler gorri
Belarusian: Звычайная хвоя, Хвоя звычайная, Сасна звычайная, Сасна, Хвоя
Bosnian: Bijeli bor
Bulgarian: Бял бор
Cantonese: 歐洲赤松
Catalan: Pi roig, Pi silvestre
Chinese: 欧洲赤松, 歐洲赤松, 樟子松
Croatian: Obični bor, Bijeli bor, Bor
csb: Sosna
cv: Хырă, Хыр
Czech: Borovice lesní, Sosna
Danish: Skovfyr, Skov-Fyr
dsb: Pěskowa chójca
Dutch: Grove den, Scots lodge pine
English: Scots pine
Esperanto: Arbara pino
Estonian: Harilik mänd, Mänd, Pedajas, Pedak, Pedakas, Pettäi
Finnish: Mänty, Honka, Metsämänty, Petäjä
French: Pin sylvestre, Pin d'Écosse, Pin de Riga, Pin du Nord
Galician: Piñeiro rubio, Piñeiro silvestre
Georgian: Ჩვეულებრივი ფიჭვი, Სოსნოვსკის ფიჭვი
German: Waldkiefer, Föhre, Gemeine Kiefer, Gewöhnliche Kiefer, Kiefer, Rot-Kiefer, Rotföhre, Rotkiefer
Greek: Δασική πεύκη, Δασόπευκο, Λιάχα, Πεύκη η αγρία
Haitian Creole: Pye pen
Hebrew: אורן היערות
hsb: Pěskowa chójna, Holanska borojca, Łučwowy štom, Šlejsa
Hungarian: Erdeifenyő
Icelandic: Skógarfura
Indonesian: Tusam skotlandia
inh: ДукхагӀа яьржа дийхк
io: Reda pino
Irish: Péine Albanach
Italian: Pini silvestri, Pino silvestre
Japanese: ヨーロッパアカマツ, オウシュウアカマツ, セイヨウアカマツ, レッドパイン
Kazakh: Кәдімгі қарағай
koi: Миян пожум
Korean: 구주소나무
Latvian: Parastā priede
Lithuanian: Paprastoji pušis
Luxembourgish: Fatzeg Dänn
Macedonian: Бел бор, Линак
Norwegian Bokmål: Furu, Lappfuru, Nevadafuru
Norwegian Nynorsk: Furu, Fure, Toll
olo: Pedäi
os: Пичъи
Persian: کاج اسکاتلندی
Polish: Sosna zwyczajna, Sosna pospolita
Portuguese: Pinheiro-da-escócia, Pinho nórdico, Pinho-de-riga
Romanian: Pin de pădure, Pin silvestru, Pinul silvestru
Romansh: Tieu da guaud
Russian: Сосна обыкновенная, Сосна обычная
sah: Ойуур бэһэ
sco: Scots Pine
se: Beahci, Beazit
Serbian: Бели бор, Beli bor
Serbian (Latin): Bijeli bor
sgs: Pošės, Pošis
sjd: Пе̄дзь
sju: Biehtsie
Slovak: Borovica sosnová, Borovica lesná
Slovenian: Rdeči bor, For, Gozdni bor, Hojka, Navadni bor
sma: Bietsie
smj: Biehtse
smn: Peeci
sms: Pieʹcc
Spanish: Pino bermejo, Pino de Escocia, Pino de Valsain, Pino de Valsaín, Pino del Norte, Pino rojo, Pino royo, Pino serrano
Swedish: Tall, Fura, Furor, Lapptall, Martall, Skogstall, Tallskog, Vanlig tall
Thai: สนสกอต
Turkish: Sarıçam
Ukrainian: Сосна звичайна
vls: Geweune pynboom
vro: Petäi
Walloon: Pin silvesse, Såvadje sapén
Welsh: Pinwydden yr Alban
wuu: 欧洲赤松

Synonyms

Pinus binatofolio Gilib.
Pinus borealis Salisb.
Pinus cretacea (Kalen.) Kalen. ex Trautv.
Pinus ericetorum Thore
Pinus erzeroomica Calvert ex Gordon
Pinus fominii Kondr.
Pinus fominii subsp. cretacea (Kalen.) L.V.Orlova
Pinus frieseana Wich.
Pinus genevensis Carrière
Pinus genovensis Garsault
Pinus hagenaviensis K.Koch
Pinus krylovii Serg. & Kondr.
Pinus mughus Jacq.
Pinus resinosa Savi
Pinus scariosa Lodd. ex Loudon
Pinus sylvestris f. aurea (A.H.Kent) Beissn.
Pinus sylvestris f. compacta Kandemir & Mataracı
Pinus sylvestris f. fastigiata (Carrière) Beissn.
Pinus sylvestris f. fruticosa Borbás
Pinus sylvestris f. nana (Pall.) O.L.Lipa
Pinus sylvestris f. parvifolia (Heer) Schröd.
Pinus sylvestris f. pendula (C.Lawson) Beissn.
Pinus sylvestris f. watereri Rehder
Pinus sylvestris subsp. amurensis L.V.Orlova

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Hello, I am Bruce on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: onotole, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lucas Förderer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matthew Blissett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Georges Olioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jana K11, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Caoife Darcy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: onotole, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Natheo CHARLEMAGNE BERTRAND, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.