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Pinus discolor
Pinus discolor D.K. Bailey & Hawksw.
Border Pinyon
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Synonym(s): Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, Pinus culminicola var. discolor
USDA Symbol: PIDI3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 50 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pollen cones yellow. Seed cones pale yellow-brown to pale red-brown.
Distribution
USA: AZ , NMNative Habitat: Pinyon-juniper woodland, foothills, mesas, tablelands.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Pinus discolor in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Pinus discolor in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pinus discolor
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR