Family = Pinaceae,
Displaying matches 1 - 16 of 16.
(= Abies amabilis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A tall, straight tree up to 70 m. tall.
Distribution: On both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska south to Siskiyou County, California, mostly west of the Cascade Crest.
Habitat: Mostly at 1000-4000 feet elevation in the mountains.
(= Abies grandis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A tall, straight tree up to 90 m. tall.
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Vancouver Island, British Columbia south to California on both sides of the Cascades; scattered areas in the mountains east to Montana.
Habitat: Coniferous forests, from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Abies lasiocarpa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A small tree, to 30 m. tall, with a narrow crown and short, stiff branches; at high elevations, dwarfed and shrub-like.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout much of Washington; Alaska south to southern Oregon, east in the higher mountains to Alberta, Canada, and Colorado.
Habitat: Subalpine to alpine slopes, where commonly in krumholtz form.
(= Abies procera in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A tall, symmetrical tree up to 70 m. tall, the branches short, stiff and spreading.
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; from northern Washington to the Siskiyou Mountains in California, and in the Coast Range in Oregon.
Habitat: Deep forests where there is sufficient moisture, moderate to fairly high elevations.
(= Larix lyallii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A small, often misshapen tree up to 20 m. tall.
Distribution: Southern British Columbia to the central Cascades and Wenatchee Mountains in Washington, east to Montana and Alberta
Habitat: Generally near timberline, preferring north-facing slopes
(= Larix occidentalis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A large tree up to 80 m. tall, the trunk ultimately largely bare.
Distribution: East of the Cascades, British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana and Alberta
Habitat: Mountain valleys and lower slopes, often in swampy areas
(= Picea sitchensis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
A large tree up to 70 m. tall, the bole up to 5 m. in diameter.
Distribution: West of the Cascades, Alaska to California
Habitat: Along the coast, from sea level up to about 2,000 feet in moist valleys
(= Pinus albicaulis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Usually a dwarf and contorted alpine tree 5-15 m. tall.
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Wyoming and Montana
Habitat: Generally near timberline, preferring south-facing slopes
(= Pinus contorta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Small tree 10-30 meters tall; crown rounded and billowy to narrow and straight. The only pine in our area with normally 2 needles per fascicle; cones are spine-tipped. Pinus albicaulis can look similar in appearance, but has 5 needles per fascicle, cone scales without spiny tips, and grows at high elevations.
Distribution: Alaska south into Oregon, east to Alberta and South Dakota, and in the Rocky Mountain states
Habitat: Dry montane forests, rocky balds, coastal bluffs and sand dunes, and sphagnum bogs.
(= Pinus monticola in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Medium-sized tree up to 40 m. tall.
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Utah and Montana; in the Washington Olympics
Habitat: Moist valleys and drier slopes, near sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains
(= Pinus ponderosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Large forest tree up to 70 m. tall.
Distribution: Mostly east of the Cascades, British Columbia to Baja California, east to the Dakotas and Texas; in a few localities in the Puget Trough, Washington, and the Willamette Valley Oregon
Habitat: Mostly dry areas in open forests at low to moderate elevations
(= Pseudotsuga menziesii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Giant forest trees up to 90 m. tall, with drooping branches and erect leader.
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Alberta and Colorado
Habitat: Moist to dry areas from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains, occasionally to timberline
(= Tsuga heterophylla in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Trees to 50 m. tall, with a narrow crown, the leader and branches drooping.
Distribution: Alaska to California, east to Montana, but much more common west of the Cascades
Habitat: Moist, deep forests from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains
(= Tsuga mertensiana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect trees to 40 m. tall, at higher elevations stunted, the leader usually drooping but sometimes erect.
Distribution: Alaska to california, east to Montana; in both Olympics and Cascades in Washington
Habitat: Mid- to high elevations in the mountains
