Colorado Pinyon - Sunrise, White Pocket

Pinyon at sunrise amongst the petrified whorls and swirls of White Pocket

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Love it, such a dynamic scene! Do prefer to look at it when sober. Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
  Lion
  
  I think I can take it either way - it was so vivid. Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Today's Facebook post:

This lovely scene epitomizes the beauty of the southwestern United States! And, it features the incredible Colorado pinyon (Pinus edulis) -- a drought-resistant tree that is renowned for its edible seeds, pine nuts.

Pine nuts are extensively harvested for consumption throughout their range. The seeds are dispersed naturally by the pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), who plucks them out of the cones. This is a crucial relationship because pine nuts are heavy, wingless seeds that can’t be spread by the wind. Therefore, their dispersal is dependent on birds, animals, and even humans. {Spotted in Arizona, USA by NattyOne} #JungleDragon #ColoradoPinyon #Pinusedulis #PineNut

https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife Posted 4 years ago

Yael Orgad

Lion

wow, what an incredible scenery! Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
  Lion
  
  It is phantasmagorical! Posted 4 years ago

The Colorado Pinyon

''Pinus edulis'', the Colorado pinyon, two-needle piñon, pinyon pine, or simply piñon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group whose ancestor was a member of the Madro-Tertiary GeofloraThis designation has as a part of it a term, 'Tertiary', that is now discouraged as a formal geochronological unit by the International Commission on Stratigraphy. and is native to the United States.

Info 3 0

Similar species: Pinales

Species identified by NattyOne