
Piñon.

Piñon.

Two-needle piñon pine (Pinus edulis).
At Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona.
Scenes from a walk in the rain at Walnut Canyon National Monument. In Coconino County, Arizona. Please click any photo in the set for enlarged views.
Top: Ponderosa pines in the mist on the canyon rim.
Center: Pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) on two-needle piñon pine (Pinus edulis).
Bottom: The resinous sap of two-needle piñon pine is wonderfully fragrant – and disastrously sticky.
Scenes from a walk in the rain at Walnut Canyon National Monument. In Coconino County, Arizona. Please click any photo in the set for enlarged views.
Top: Ponderosa pines in the mist on the canyon rim.
Center: Pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) on two-needle piñon pine (Pinus edulis).
Bottom: The resinous sap of two-needle piñon pine is wonderfully fragrant – and disastrously sticky.

Pinyon dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium divaricatum) on two-needle pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), at Colorado National Monument.
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Pinyon dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium divaricatum) on two-needle pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), at Colorado National Monument.
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