Pinyon pines
Single-leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla subsp. monophylla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus Subgenus: Ducampopinus
Species
Section Cembroides     Pinus cembroides     Pinus orizabensis     Pinus johannis     Pinus culminicola     Pinus remota     Pinus edulis     Pinus monophylla     Pinus quadrifolia Section Rzedowskiae     Pinus rzedowskii     Pinus pinceana     Pinus maximartinezii Section Nelsoniae     Pinus nelsonii Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † “Conifer” redirects here. ... Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † “Conifer” redirects here. ... Families Pinaceae, pine family Araucariaceae, araucaria family Podocarpaceae, yellow-wood family Phyllocladaceae Sciadopityaceae, umbrella-pine family Cupressaceae, cypress family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family Taxaceae, yew family The Order Pinales in the Division Pinophyta, Class Pinopsida comprises all the extant conifers. ... Genera Subfamily Pinoideae     Pinus - pines (about 115 species) Subfamily Piceoideae     Picea - spruces (about 35 species) Subfamily Laricoideae     Cathaya (one species)     Larix - larches (about 14 species)     Pseudotsuga - douglas-firs (five species) Subfamily Abietoideae     Abies - firs (about 50 species)     Cedrus - cedars (two to four species)     Pseudolarix - golden larch (one species)     Keteleeria (three... For other uses, see Pine (disambiguation). ... There are three main subgenera of Pinus, the subgenus Strobus (White pines or soft pines), the subgenus Ducampopinus (Pinyon, Bristlecone and Lacebark pines), and the subgenus Pinus (Typical pines, or yellow or hard pines). ...

The pinyon (or piñon) pine group grows in the southwestern United States and in Mexico. The trees 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 unmistakable. For other uses, see Pine (disambiguation). ... Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pine trees (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus). ... ...

There are eight species of true pinyons (Pinus subsection Cembroides): This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ...

• Pinus cembroides – Mexican Pinyon
• Pinus orizabensis – Orizaba Pinyon
• Pinus johannis – Johann's Pinyon or Border Pinyon (includes P. discolor)
• Pinus culminicola – Potosi Pinyon
• Pinus remota – Texas Pinyon or Papershell Pinyon
• Pinus edulis – Colorado Pinyon or Two-needle Pinyon
• Pinus monophylla – Single-leaf Pinyon
• Pinus quadrifolia – Parry Pinyon (includes P. juarezensis).

These additional Mexican species are also related and mostly called pinyons: Binomial name Pinus cembroides Zucc. ... Binomial name Pinus orizabensis (D. K. Bailey) D. K. Bailey & F. G. Hawksworth The Orizaba Pinyon (Pinus orizabensis) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to Mexico. ... Binomial name Pinus johannis Robert-Passini Johanns Pinyon (Pinus johannis) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. ... Binomial name Pinus culminicola Andresen & Beaman Potosi Pinyon (Pinus culminicola) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to northeast Mexico. ... Binomial name Pinus remota (Little) D. K. Bailey & F. G. Hawksworth The Texas Pinyon or Papershell Pinyon (Pinus remota) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. ... Binomial name Pinus edulis Engelm. ... Binomial name Pinus monophylla Torr. ... Binomial name Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ...

• 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 Pines of Asia. Binomial name Madrigal & Caballero Rzedowskis Pine (Pinus rzedowskii) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. ... Binomial name Gord. ... Binomial name Pinus maximartinezii Rzedowski Big-cone Pinyon (Pinus maximartinezii) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to central Mexico. ... Binomial name Shaw Pinus nelsonii or Nelson Pinyon, is a tree native from Mexico, 10 m tall and 20 cm diameter. ... Species Pinus aristata Pinus longaeva Pinus balfouriana Gnarled bristlecone pine wood The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees (Family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) that can reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years. ... Binomial name Pinus bungeana Zucc. ...

Some of the species are known to hybridise, most notably P. quadrifolia with P. monophylla, and P. edulis with P. monophylla.

The Pinyon Jay (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 into new trees. The Mexican Jay is also important for the dispersal of some pinyon species, as, less often is the Clark's Nutcracker. Many other species of animal also eat pinyon nuts, without dispersing them. Binomial name Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied, 1841 The Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) is a jay between the North American Blue Jay and the Eurasian Jay in size. ... Binomial name Aphelocoma ultramarina (Bonaparte, 1825) The Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina, also known as the Gray-breasted Jay, is a New World scrub jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of Mexico, north to southeast Arizona, southwest New Mexico and westernmost Texas in the United... Binomial name Nucifraga columbiana (Wilson, 1811) The Clarks Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), is a large passerine bird, in the family Corvidae. ...

External links

• Pine classification
• Arboretum de Villardebelle Images of the cones of all the pinyons and allied pines
• Pinus monophylla U.S. Forest Service
• Pinus cembroides U.S. Forest Service
• Pinus quadrifolia U.S. Forest Service
• Pinus edulis U.S. Forest Service