OregonFlora species comparison

ovoid-acuminate; reddish brown, resinous.

in clusters of 5, upcurved, 1.5–4 cm × 1–1.5 mm; bluish green to yellow-green;

margins entire;

abaxial surfaces with resin bands;

adaxial surfaces with white stomatal bands;

apex acute and sharp pointed;

sheaths deciduous.

ellipsoid, 6–10 mm long; reddish.

ovoid, rounded at apex, 7–10 mm long, brown with purple or red spots;

wings approximately equal to body.

to 2 m in diameter; straight;

bark gray to reddish brown; somewhat smooth when young, irregularly fissured and often divided into irregular square, scaly plates when mature;

branches ascending or descending, often contorted;

twigs reddish brown to gray, occasionally puberulent, roughened by scars.

ovoid-cylindrical, symmetric, 6–12 cm long, purple to reddish brown, pendent;

stalks less than 1.5 cm long, maturing in 2 years, opening at maturity;

umbos central, depressed or less than 1 mm;

prickles very short or absent.

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