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The paper presents the results of multivariate analysis of Scots pine cones collected in stands, which presumably originate from local sites of the Carpathian Mts. and the Sudety Mts. The aim of the study was to classify the analyzed stands to homogeneous groups in respect to cone traits. On the basis of measurements, three groups of populations in the Carpathian Mts. and the Sudety Mts. were determined: lowland (N), mountain (G) and foot-hills (P). The cones of the foot-hills pine are the biggest, the least full and have fewer long, wide and thick scales. The cones of lowland pine are the same size like ones of the foot-hills pine but they are more full and have numerous flat scales. Mountain pine forms the least cones however they are similar to the foot-hills pine in respect to dimension proportion. The foot-hills pine and mountain pine are characterized by smaller 1-year old cone setting angle in comparison with lowland pine. Distinguished morphological types are suitable for different geographical regions (given in the paper). No differences were found between pines from the Carpathian Mts, and the Sudety Mts., which were classified into the same morphological types (the foot-hills and mountains). In respect to cone morphology, Sudetic and Carpathian pine stands do not create different groups of origin. The stands where typical cones for lowland pine stands predominate (above 50%) were not found in the Sudety Mts.