Pinus edulis  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search Pinus edulis A typical piñon pine, height: 10
meters Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom:
Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus Subgenus: Ducampopinus Species: P.
edulis Binomial name Pinus edulis Natural range of Pinus edulis
Pinus edulis, the Colorado pinyon, two-needle pinyon, or piñon
pine,[1] is a pine in the pinyon pine group whose ancestor was a
member of the Madro-Tertiary Flora (a group of drought resistant
trees) and is native to the United States.  Distribution and
habitat[edit]  The range is in Colorado, southern Wyoming,
eastern and central Utah, northern Arizona, New Mexico, and the
Guadalupe Mountains in westernmost Texas.[2] It occurs at
moderate altitudes from 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) to 2,400 metres
(7,900 ft), rarely as low as 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) and as high
as 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). It is widespread and often abundant
in this region, fo