Douglas fir

Local name
LocationValdivia, Chile

The Douglas fir is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir and Mexican Douglas fir.Despite its common names, it is not a true fir, spruce, or pine. It is also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock".

The massive mega-genome of Douglas fir was sequenced in 2017 by the large PineRefSeq consortium, revealing a specialized photosynthetic apparatus in the light-harvesting complex genes.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_fir

Coordinates -39°50'32.819" N -73°14'18.107" E

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