Definition of Pinus quadrifolia

1. Noun. Five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum).

Exact synonyms: Parry's Pinyon, Pinus Parryana
Generic synonyms: Pinon, Pinyon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinus Quadrifolia

Pinus edulis
Pinus flexilis
Pinus glabra
Pinus jeffreyi
Pinus longaeva
Pinus monophylla
Pinus monticola
Pinus mugo
Pinus muricata
Pinus nigra
Pinus palustris
Pinus parryana
Pinus pinea
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus pungens
Pinus quadrifolia (current term)
Pinus radiata
Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus strobiformis
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus taeda
Pinus thunbergii
Pinus torreyana
Pinus virginiana
Pinxter
Pinyin
Pioneer Day

Literary usage of Pinus quadrifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"S of La Rumorosa on rd. to Laguna Hanson, on Pinus quadrifolia, Lightle & Gill 64-34 in ... N of Laguna Hanson on La Rumorosa rd., on Pinus quadrifolia, ..."

2. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"However, the presence of Quercus wislizenii, Juniperus californica, and Pinus quadrifolia from the San Bernardino or Santa Rosa Mountains to Lower ..."

3. A Phytogeographic and Taxonomic Study of the Southern California Trees and by Le Roy Abrams (1910)
"... from southern California, but I have not seen any specimens, and their presence within our range is doubtful. 3. Pinus quadrifolia Parry; Parl. in ..."

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