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Pine Key 5 |
| COUPLET 20 |
Needles very long (8 to 12 inches) AND Cones very large (6 to 12 inches) AND cones with a long stalk AND cone scales with large terminal spines pointed toward the apex of the cone |
Without this combination of characters
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| COUPLET 21 |
Needles light gray-green, thick, stiff and not drooping
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Needles gray-green, slender, and drooping
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| COUPLET 22 |
Needles 8 to 12 inches; United States distribution limited to southeastern Arizona
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Without this combination of characters |
| COUPLET 23 |
Cones usually occurring in whorls about the branches and remaining closed, sometimes for years, before opening in response to fir; cone elongate, curved at the apex,and appearing knobby
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Cones not occurring in whorls about the branches and not remaining closed until touched by fire; cone not elongate and curved at the apex (although it may be asymmetric)
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| COUPLET 24 |
Cones irregular in shape and with a long stalk; distribution limited to the Californian coastal regions of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties
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Cones not as above; species not occuring in the coastal regions of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo counties in California.
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| COUPLET 25 |
Number of cone scales in a row (row in a spiral) as seen from the side is 8 or more. |
Number of cone scales in a row (row in a spiral) as seen from the side between 5 and 7
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| COUPLET 26 |
Cones 5 to 10 inches long
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Cones 2 to 4 inches long
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