Pinus mugo nothosubsp. rotundata (P. rotundata) on raised bog (4830' N 1452' E)

Description:

2010.05.09 Austria, Upper Austria, district Freistadt (930 m AMSL).The bog begins where Pinus uncinata grows, to the right in the photo (just left of it, and also in the background, Picea abies; and also in the background some specimens of Betula pubescens are visible).In Mhlviertel not too common, restricted to moorish parts of higher lying regions.German name: Moor-SpirkeID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd): the authors specifically refer to the Upper Austrian populations too, which show features of both Pinus mugo and Pinus uncinata, and they suggest that this is most likely a transitional population between both, so essentially a hybrid population; however, the exact taxonomical position of those is still discussed controversially. So for now I am tagging this photos with both the suggested hybrid name as well as (both) possible parental species: P. x rotundata (P. mugo ssp. rotundata - EOL), P. mugo, P. uncinata.See comment of Sciadopity: P. uncinata removed, P. mugo ssp. rotundata by reckoning of Sciadopitys, and P. x rotundata by Fischer & al.