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Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Western Ponderosa PinePinus ponderosa
lodgepole pinePinus contorta
Southwestern Ponderosa PinePinus brachyptera
black pinePinus nigra
Colorado PinyonPinus edulis
limber pinePinus flexilis
Jeffrey pinePinus jeffreyi
red pinePinus resinosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Colorado | 7,987 |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,650 |
| South Dakota | 1,189 |
| Utah | 1,112 |
| Wyoming | 600 |
| Nebraska | 438 |
| North Dakota | 71 |
| Idaho | 41 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| New Mexico | 14 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | conifers · Pinopsida |
| Order | conifers · Pinales |
| Family | pine family · Pinaceae |
| Genus | pines · Pinus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.