Allergen:
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Pine, black, Scots and Eastern white |
Scientific name:
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Pinus L.; nigra Arnold, sylvestris L., strobus L. |
Family name latin:
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Pinaceae |
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| Description: |
Up to 40 m (P. nigra 30 m) high coniferous trees - P. nigra with needles in a pair per sheath, 8 to 15 cm long; P. sylvestris needles in pairs, 3 to 8 cm long; P. strobus in groups of five and 14 cm long – with a scaly bark; anemogamous; a very large amount of pollen; flowering season : V - VI (central bloomer); the seeds ripen in woody cones; wood very tenacious and multi-purpose; the close-grained, soft and easy to process wood of the Eastern white pine is especially remarkable - with its specific weight of 0.39 it is the lightest cultivated wood in these parts and for this reason is favored for the making of wooden boxes, barrels and bee houses (apiaries).
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| Occurence: |
P. nigra originates in Carinthia and is cultivated as a forest and especially as an ornamental tree. P. sylvestris is a widespread forest tree which is also often made use of in planned forestry; more than 150 varieties and breeds have been documented. P. strobus is native to North America and is also cultivated as a forest tree and is additionally popular as an ornamental tree.
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| Related species: |
Pinus mugo Turra, dwarf mountain pine; a widespread conglomeration of species in mountains and highlands; usually prostrate or only shrub-like (V - VI); Pinus cembra L., arolla or Swiss stone pine in the Alps (V);
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| Allergy trigger: |
Pollen approx. 40 - 80 µm with two air sacs (so-called flight organs), that strongly impede moisturizing and thus the release of allergens;
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (May - June);
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| Synonyms: |
Pine, fir, Scotch fir, Swedish fir
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| Allergology: |
Although the allergens occur in high concentrations in the air, they are not very potent so that the clinical relvance is only of secondary importance;
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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