OregonFlora species comparison

ovoid; reddish brown, resinous.

in clusters of 5, upcurved, 3–6 cm × 1–1.5 mm, dark green;

margins entire to finely serrulate;

abaxial surfaces with faint stomatal bands;

adaxial surfaces with obvious stomatal bands;

apex acute;

sheaths deciduous.

ellipsoid-cylindrical, 1.2–1.6 cm long, red or yellow.

oval, compressed, 6–12 mm long, brown to reddish brown, sometimes with spots; wingless or nearly so.

to 2 m in diameter; straight, sometimes contorted;

bark gray; smooth, becoming ridged with rectangular scaly plates with age;

branches horizontal to ascending, usually persistent to base;

twigs reddish brown and pubescent when young, becoming gray with age; smooth or nearly so with some bud scars.

ovoid to ovoid-cylindrical, symmetric, 7–15 cm long, light brown; horizontal to pendent, sessile to less than 2 cm long, maturing in 2 years, opening at maturity;

umbos terminal; less than 2 mm;

prickles absent.

=24.