Pinyon pines

Pinus edulis

The pinyon pines (English piñon pines or pinyon pines ) are a group of low-growing pine species of the North American semi-deserts formed in the sense of a plant community .

The group consists of the following four types:

Mexican pinyon pine ( Pinus cembroides Zucc. )
Colorado Pinyon Pine ( Pinus edulis Engelmann )
Single-leaved pine or nut pine ( Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frem. )
Pinus quadrifolia

Together with various types of juniper , they form loose shrubbery on slopes, the shrub-grassland of the Juniper-Piñon. They are common in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico . The seeds are edible and were collected by the various Indian tribes. Their wood is used by the Navajo (Diné) to build their traditional round houses ( Hogans ).

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^ C. Frank Brockman: Trees of North America . New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN 978-1-58238-092-6 .

[1] C. Frank Brockman: Trees of North America . New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN 978-1-58238-092-6 .