OregonFlora species comparison

ovoid; reddish brown, resinous.

in clusters of 5; straight, slightly twisted, 5–9 cm × 1–2 mm; bluish green;

margins finely serrulate;

abaxial surfaces with faint stomatal lines;

adaxial surfaces with obvious white stomatal lines;

apex acute;

sheaths deciduous.

ellipsoid-cylindrical, 10–15 mm long, yellow.

ovoid, 10–20 mm long, brown;

wings twice as long as body.

to 3 m in diameter; straight;

bark smooth and gray when young, brown to reddish brown, furrowed with long scaly plates when mature;

branches horizontal to ascending; lower branches sometimes drooping;

twigs green to brown and pubescent when young, becoming glabrous and gray with age; smooth with bud scars flush to surface or nearly so.

cylindrical, symmetric, 30–45 cm long, pendent;

stalks 5–16 cm long, maturing in 2 years, opening at maturity;

umbos terminal, slightly excurved;

prickles absent.

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