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Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera

Pinus ponderosa Lawson & C. Lawson var. brachyptera (Engelm.) Lemmon

Ponderosa Pine, Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine

Pinaceae (Pine family)

Synonym(s): Pinus brachyptera

USDA Symbol: PIPOB3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 75 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pollen cones yellow. Seed cones mostly reddish brown.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , OK , TX , UT
Native Habitat: Tablelands, canyon slopes and rims, foothills, western Great Plains, Rocky Mountains.

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 ponderosa var. brachyptera in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-03
Research By: CBR

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