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Pinus cembroides
Pinus orizabensis
Pinus johannis
Pinus culminicola
Pinus remota
Pinus edulis
Pinus monophylla
Pinus quadrifolia
Pinus rzedowskii
Pinus pinceana
Pinus maximartinezii
Pinus nelsonii |
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The pinyon pines (or piρon pines), are a group of pines, which grow in the Southwestern United States and Mexico; they yield edible pinyon nuts, which were a staple of the Native Americans, and are still widely eaten. The fragrance of the wood, especially when burned, is an unmistakable token of the American West.
There are eight species of true pinyons ( Pinus subsection Cembroides):
- Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon
- Pinus orizabensis Orizaba Pinyon
- Pinus johannis Johann's Pinyon or Border Pinyon (includes P. discolor)
- Pinus culminicola Potosν Pinyon
- Pinus remota Texas Pinyon or Papershell Pinyon
- Pinus edulis Colorado Pinyon or Two-needle Pinyon
- Pinus monophylla Single-leaf Pinyon
- Pinus quadrifolia Parry's Pinyon (includes P. juarezensis)
These additional Mexican species are also related and mostly called pinyons:
- Pinus rzedowskii Rzedowski's Pine
- Pinus pinceana Weeping Pinyon
- Pinus maximartinezii Big-cone Pinyon
- Pinus nelsonii Nelson's Pinyon
as are also the three bristlecone pines of the high mountains of the SW USA, and the Lacebark PineLacebark Pine Pinus bungeana is a pine native to northeastern and central China. It is a slow-growing tree to 15-25 m tall. Its smooth, gray-green bark gradually sheds in round scales to reveal patches of pale yellow, which turn olive-brown, red and purpls of Asia.
Some of the species are known to hybridise, most notably P. quadrifolia with P. monophylla, and P. edulis with P. monophylla.
The Pinyon JayAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Binomial name Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841 The Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus is a jay between the North American Blue Jay and the Eurasian Jay in size. (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) takes its name from the tree, and pinyon nuts form an important part of its diet. It is very important for regeneration of pinyon woods, as it stores large numbers of the seeds in the ground for later use, and excess seeds not used are in an ideal position to grow to form new trees. Many other species of animal also eat pinyon nuts, though they do not disperse the seeds usefully.
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Pine, Pinyon
