Pinus cembroides Zucc. var. edulis (Engelm.) Voss
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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:
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 12 Pinus edulis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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