Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pinus discolor Bailey & Hawksworth
Pinus johannis M.-F. Robert
Pinus cembroides var. bicolor can easily be mistaken for the much more common Pinus edulis which it resembles. Pinus cembroides var. bicolor is a medium sized tree whose fascicles contain three needles rather than the two seen on Pinus edulis or one as on Pinus monophylla. The inner surfaces of the young needles are glaucous. Pinus cembroides var. bicolor in the Gila National Forest is found almost exclusively in the area of Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek.)
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Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek), April 24, 2009
Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, closeup of branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek), April 24, 2009
Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, closeup of fascicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek), April 24, 2009
Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, female cone, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek), April 24, 2009
Pinus cembroides var. bicolor, bark of trunk, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Brushy Mountain (Mule Creek), April 24, 2009
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