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Vegetation
Piñas de pino (Pinus pinea)
The stone pine tree is a species that can reach up to 30 m in height, with a trunk that only branches out into wide branches at the top, forming a dense, sun-shaded crown that gives it a characteristic umbrella shape. Another peculiarity of the stone pine is the large size of its cones. Its pine nuts are also large and can reach up to two centimetres in size. The bark tends to crack, forming large chestnut or reddish-coloured shards. Its leaves are acicular and are arranged in fascicles of two by two on about 10 to 15 cm of intense green colour and relatively flexible.
It is a species that, despite adapting very well to the terrain and climate conditions, does not form large, wooded masses in this area, tending to prefer proximity to the coast. It usually grows in formations with holm oaks, cork oaks or pines, although it is more common to find it forming pure forests with extensive cover. The stone pine is a species that is particularly widespread in southern Europe and south-west Asia. In the case of the Iberian Peninsula, it is mainly concentrated in the centre, south and east. Its main use is for its prized pine nuts, which are important to the economy of some Iberian regions, which has made it necessary to regulate their exploitation.