Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, first described by Dmitrij Ivanovitsch Litvinov (1854-1929) is a variety of Scots pine native to eastern Siberia in the vicinity of Lake Baikal; northern Mongolia where it is very rare; and northeastern China - Nei Mongol (north Khingan (Hinggan) Mountains. It differs from the typical variety in the following ways:
