Scientific name: Pinus mugo
Common name: mountain pine
English names: bog pine, creeping pine, dwarf mountain pine, mugo pine, mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine.
Parts used: needle-like leaves.
Belonging to the Pinaceae family, it is an evergreen needle-like bush.
Properties: toning, antiseptic, balsamic.
Curiosity: a mountain pine forest is called mugheto. In the Dolomite areas it is used for the preparation of grappa, candies, honey and jams.