Pinus monophylla |
Pinus sabiniana |
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singleleaf pine |
foothill pine, gray pine |
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Habit | Trees to 24 m tall; mature crown sparse, open and round. | |
Buds | ovoid; reddish brown, resinous. |
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Leaves | in clusters of 3; dull; straight, slightly twisted, 15–30 cm × 1–2 mm; bluish green; margins serrulate; all surfaces with stomatal lines; apex acute; sheaths persistent. |
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Pollen cones | ellipsoid, 10–15 mm long, yellow. |
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Seeds | oblong, 1.5–2 cm long, dark brown to black; wings about 50% the length of the body. |
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Trunks | to 1.2 m in diameter; straight to contorted or forked; bark dark brown to black, irregularly furrowed with rounded ridges; inner bark orangish; branches usually ascending; twigs brown to black, glaucous, slightly roughened by bud scars. |
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Seed cones | oblong-ovoid, nearly symmetric, 15–20 cm long; light reddish brown, pendent; stalks 1–5 cm long, maturing in 2 years, opening at maturity; umbos continuous with apophyses to form long upcurving claws. |
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2n | =24. |
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Pinus monophylla |
Pinus sabiniana |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | [This taxon does not have a floristic treatment in Flora of Oregon.] |
Dry mixed forests. 200–1400 m. Sisk. CA. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1 | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 124 Stephen Meyers |
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