Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a widespread and very variable pine native to western North America. See the table below for the botanical characters of the different types.

Table of characters distinguishing the subspecies of Pinus ponderosa and Pinus arizonica

Notes:

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Taxon numbers refer to the map

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Needles per fascicle - the most frequent number is in bold

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Seedwing : seed length ratio - high numbers indicate a small seed with a long wing; low numbers a large seed with a short seedwing

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Image:Ponderosa Pine in Lassen VNP-300px.JPG|Trees of Pinus benthamiana; Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Image:Ponderosa Pine branch-750px.JPG|Branch; LVNP

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Image:Ponderosa Pine bark-300px.JPG|Bark; LVNP

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Image:Ponderosa Pine needles-300px.JPG|Needles; LVNP

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