Pinus edulis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pinus edulis Engelm.

Two needle pinyon pine, Twoneedle pinyon

Pinus edulis is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 3.3 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~68 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Pinus
Family:	Pinaceae
Category:	gymnosperm
PLANTS group:	Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pinus cembroides var. edulis
OTHER	Pinus cembroides

Information about Pinus edulis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PIED) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 3.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).