| Common names\nSubspecies Pacific\n(critchfieldiana) Columbia\n(ponderosa) Rocky Mountains\n(scopulorum) Southwestern\n(brachyptera) Central High Plains\n(readiana) |
| Years needles remain green 3.9±0.25, N=30 4.7±0.14, N=50 5.7±0.28, N=23 4.3±0.18, N=24 4.7±0.18, N=5 |
| Foliage length on branch, cm 25.1±2.4, N=30 26.2±2.2, N=50 21.1±1.7, N=23 21.8±2.7, N=24 42.2±6.7, N=5 |
| Needle length, cm 19.8±0.44, N=30 16.8±0.29, N=48 11.2±0.27, N=23 14.7±0.45, N=24 15.6±0.57, N=5 |
| Needles per fascicle 3.0±0.00, N=30 3.0±0.00, N=48 2.6±0.06, N=23 3.0±0.03, N=24 2.4±0.11, N=5 |
| Needle thickness 45.9±0.49, N=30 47.8±0.51, N=48 46.4±0.68, N=23 44.8±0.87, N=24 49.7±0.61, N=5 |
| Branches per whorl 4.4±0.13, N=30 3.7±0.11, N=50 3.0±0.17, N=23 3.4±0.25, N=23 2.3±0.11, N=5 |
| Branch angle ° from vert. 56±1.8, N=30 51±1.7, N=50 50±2.3, N=23 48±3.1, N=24 36±1.9, N=5 |
| Seed cones length, mm 101.4±2.48, N=25 88.7±1.24, N=36 70.7±2.20, N=22 74.9±2.51, N=20 71.1±2.46, N=5 |
| Seed cones width, mm 77.1±1.35, N=25 71.6±0.73, N=36 61.5±1.08, N=22 62.6±1.77, N=20 63.3±2.18, N=5 |
| Seed cone form W/L 0.80±0.03, N=25 0.84±0.03, N=36 0.90±0.02, N=22 0.86±0.02, N=20 0.90±0.03, N=5 |
| Seed length, mm 7.5±0.08, N=23 7.6±0.16, N=14 6.3±0.09, N=17 6.4±0.18, N=16 7.0±0.12, N=5 |
| Seed width, mm 4.9±0.05, N=23 4.9±0.08, N=14 4.1±0.05, N=17 4.3±0.09, N=16 4.5±0.10, N=5 |
| Seed + wing length, mm 32.3±0.58, N=23 24.8±0.62, N=14 22.9±0.63, N=17 23.3±0.68, N=15 23.1±0.78, N=5 |
| Mature cone color apple green to yellow green green & red-brown to dk. purple green & red-brown to dk. purple green & red-brown to dk. purple |
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