Pinus cembroides Zucc. var. edulis (Engelm.) Voss
Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinyon pine, two-needle pinyon, piñon, twoneedle piñon
Pinyon (piñon) pines are natives of the western United States. Pinyon and Juniper forests have spread throughout many regions in the American southwest. Identification: Trees are typically about 10-20' (3-6.1 m) tall. The crown is dense, conical or rounded. Typically there are two blue-green needles per group, but sometimes 1 or 3. Needles are upwardly curved, about 1¼" (3.2 cm) long. Needles have 2 or 3 sides, depending on the number of needles in the group. Cones are oval to round, yellowish to red-brown, up to 1¼" (3.2 cm) around. Pinyon pines favor dry mountain slopes and plateaus, at elevations of 4921-6890' (1.5-2.1 km), rarely up to 1.7 mi (2.7 km). For further information, see the Pinus comparison tables. Online References:
Pinus edulis on The Gymnosperm Database Pinus edulis on Wikipedia Pinus edulis on CalPhotos Pinus edulis on Wikimedia Commons Pinus edulis on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Pinus edulis at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Pinus edulis at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pinus edulis on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Pinus edulis on Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Pinus edulis from the Jepson Manual References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 12 Pinus cembroides Zucc. var. edulis (Engelm.) Voss
Pinus edulis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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