Tags: Conifer.
The stone pine (Pinus pinea) also called Italian stone pine umbrella pine and parasol pine is a tree from the pine family (Pinaceae). The tree is native to the Mediterranean region occurring in Southern Europe and the Levant (Portugal to Syria). It is also naturalized in North Africa the Canary Islands South Africa and New South Wales. The species was introduced into North Africa millennia ago such a long time that it essentially indistinguishable from being native.
