Parry piñon

The Parry piñon, also known as Parry pine, is a variety of Mexican piñon (Pinus cembroides parryana) distinguished by having its leaves in fours. The Mexican piñon itself is a shrub or low tree native to the southern United States and Mexico. It typically has three needles in each fascicle and produces globular cones. Piñon trees, in general, are small pines found in western North America, known for their edible seeds, which are also referred to as piñons. Indigenous peoples have utilized ponderosa pines, a related species, for food, medicine, and other purposes, including grinding their seeds into flour.1234