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Pinyon (Piñon) PinePinus edulis Tree Cone Leaves Click on a picture to see a larger version - press back to return to this page after viewing. Family: Pinaceae, Pine Family Perennial Plant Size: Generally less than 30 (9 M) in our area. Blooms in: Spring Habitat Preferred: Pinyon-Juniper Belt - 4000-6000 elevation. Ph

Pinus edulis Engelm Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinyon Pinaceae -- Pine family Frank P. Ronco, Jr. Pinyon (Pinus edulis) is a small, drought-hardy, long-lived tree widespread in the southwestern United States. Its common name is derived from the Spanish piñon which refers to the large seed of pino (pine). For this rea

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Pinus edulis, the Colorado pinyon, two-needle pinyon, or pine, is a pine in the pinyon pine group whose ancestor was a member of the Madro-Tertiary Geoflora (a group of drought resistant trees) and is native to the United States . The range is in Colorado , southern Wyoming , eastern and central Utah , northern Arizona

The pinyon or 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 (American Indians), and are still widely eaten. Harvesting techniques of the prehistoric Indians are still being used to today to collect the pinyon seeds for