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The pine trees that occur on the Common are the Maritime or Cluster Pine (
Pinus pinaster) and the Stone Pine (
Pinus pinea) both native to the
Mediterranean area of Europe and the Middle East.
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Lichen on the deeply fissured, characteristic bark of the Cluster Pine.