Pinus arizonica var. cooperi description

Mature, fallen cone [C.J. Earle, 2007.02.10].

Bark of a 50 cm diameter tree [C.J. Earle, 2007.02.10].

Mature tree, 12 m tall [C.J. Earle, 2007.02.10].

P. arizonica var. cooperi growing in a forest dominated by P. durangensis and P. leiophylla [C.J. Earle, 2007.02.10].

Distribution of P. arizonica var. cooperi (Farjon and Styles 1997). Adapted from a map by www.expediamaps.com.

Pinus arizonica var. cooperi

(Blanco) Farjon 1990

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pinus cooperi Blanco 1950; P. lutea Blanco ex Martínez 1945 non Walter 1788, nec Gordon & Glendinning 1858; P. lutea var. ornelasi Martínez 1945; Pinus cooperi var. ornelasii (Martínez) Blanco 1950 (Farjon and Styles 1997).

Description

Range

See Thompson et al. (1999).

Big tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

This variety is a principal host for the dwarf mistletoes Arceuthobium globosum subsp. globosum, Arceuthobium rubrum, A. vaginatum subsp. vaginatum, and A. verticilliflorum (Hawksworth and Wiens 1996).