Pinus brachyptera

Englmn.

Rocky Mountain Yellow Pine

Pinaceae Edible: Bark 18,206 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A temperate tree in the pine family (Pinaceae) with over 100 species distributed across temperate regions. The inner bark is edible and traditionally chewed.

Edible Uses

The inner bark is chewed as food.

Traditional Uses

The inner bark is chewed.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Notes

There are over 100 species of Pinus.

Synonyms

Pinus scopuorum (Englmn.) Lemmon

References (3)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
CASTETTER,
Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C.