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A stand of stone pines (Pinus pinea) in Doñana National Park near Seville, Spain.
The ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is the most widely distributed pine in North America. It is found primarily in the mountain forests of western North America, with a range extending from British Columbia in the north to North Dakota in the east, and stretching south through Texas into Mexico.12