OregonFlora species comparison

ovoid, light red-brown, not resinous.

in clusters of 5, usually upcurved, 3–7 cm × 1–2 mm, dark green to yellow-green;

margins entire;

adaxial surfaces whitened by stomatal bands;

apex sharply sti?-pointed;

sheaths deciduous.

ovoid, 10–15 mm long, dark red.

obovoid; sharp pointed, 7–12 mm long, dark brown; wingless.

to 1.5 m in diameter; straight to contorted and twisted;

bark whitish to gray; smooth when young, fissured into scales with age; inner bark reddish;

branches horizontal to ascending, usually persistent to base;

twigs orange to dark reddish brown when young, gray to gray-brown when mature, slightly roughened by scars.

ovoid to sub-globose, 4–9 cm long, gray to dark purple; erect, symmetric, sessile to short stalked, maturing in 2 years, remaining closed, generally opened by animal activity;

umbos terminal; short;

tip acute, prickled.

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