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Mexican nut pine, Pinus cembroides, pinon pine
a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
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Pinus edulis, Rocky mountain pinon
small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine
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Pinus monophylla, single-leaf, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon
pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine