Editing Torrey pine (section)

==Description==
''Pinus torreyana'' is a broad, open-crowned [[pine]] tree growing to {{convert|8|–|17|m|ft|sp=us}} tall in the wild, with {{convert|25|–|30|cm|in|sp=us}} long leaves ('needles') in groups of five. The [[Conifer cone|cone]]s are stout and heavy, typically {{convert|8|-|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and broad, and contain large, hard-shelled, but edible, [[pine nut]]s.<ref name="ucjeps"/> Like all pines, its needles are clustered into '[[fascicle (botany)|fascicles]]' that have a particular number of needles for each pine species; in the Torrey pine there are five needles in each fascicle.<ref>{{Gymnosperm Database |family=Pinaceae |genus=Pinus |species=torreyana |access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/sdpls/plants/Pinus_torreyana.html |title=Chaparral and Riparian Plants |work=Sci.sdsu.edu |date= |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref> Like all pines, it has [[Strobilus|strobili]], structures that function as a flower but look like a small cone, which for the Torrey pine look like a yellow bud in a male strobilus and like a small red cone in a female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://naturaltreasureucsd.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-and-only-torrey-pine.html |title=Natural Treasure: The One and Only Torrey Pine |work=Naturaltreasureucsd.blogspot.com |date=February 7, 2011 |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/torreypinedo2/life-cycle |title=Life Cycle - torreypinedo2 |work=Sites.google.com |date=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref>

Torrey pines are sometimes afflicted with [[witch's broom]] (or "gorilla's nest"),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/24956115 |title=Torrey Pine with witch's broom |author=jiobrien |publisher= |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405174549/http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/24956115 |archivedate=April 5, 2012 |quote=The witch's broom or gorrila's nest is an abnormal area of growth on the tree of uncertain origin. |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref> an unusually dense cluster of needles that looks somewhat like a bird's nest, caused by disease or other causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loresgardens.blogspot.com/2008/08/torrey-pines-state-reserve.html |title=Welcome to My Garden!: Torrey Pines State Reserve |work=Loresgardens.blogspot.com |date=August 17, 2008 |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7147757 |title=Torrey Pine |publisher=Project Noah |date= |accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref>

There are two [[subspecies]] or [[Variety (botany)|varieties]]. These are said to be distinguished by the following characteristics, as well as possibly differing in the [[terpenoid]] (beta-[[phellandrene]], [[limonene]], [[cineole]], etc.) profile.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38315 |title=''Pinus torreyana'' in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) |last1=Haller |first1=J. Robert |last2=Vivrette |first2=Nancy J. |date=2012 |website=Jepson eFlora |publisher=Regents of the [[University of California]] |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
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|[[File:Pinus torreyana at State Reserve.jpg|120px]]|| ''Pinus torreyana'' var. ''torreyana'' {{small| (Kral 1993)}} ||There is much space between the branches. The leaf color is said to be generally gray-yellow-green. The cones are generally smaller than {{cvt|13.5|cm}} in width. The sharp tips at the end of the scales are generally less than {{cvt|6|mm}} in length. The seed is generally less than {{cvt|11|mm}} wide, and light to dark brown in color.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=52311 |title=''Pinus torreyana'' subsp. ''torreyana'' in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) |last1=Haller |first1=J. Robert |last2=Vivrette |first2=Nancy J. |date=2012 |website=Jepson eFlora |publisher=Regents of the [[University of California]] |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> Considered a ''Critically Imperiled Subspecies'' by [[NatureServe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139711/Pinus_torreyana_ssp_torreyana |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> ||  coast at Del Mar in San Diego County
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|[[File:Pinus torreyana insularis tree.jpg|120px]]||''Pinus torreyana'' var. ''insularis'' {{small|(Haller) Silba 1990}} ||The branches are crowded together. The leaf color is gray-blue-green. The cones are generally larger than {{cvt|13.5|cm}} in width. The sharp tips at the end of the scales are generally larger than {{cvt|6|mm}} in length. The seed is larger than 11mm wide, medium brown to more-or-less black.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=52310 |title=''Pinus torreyana'' subsp. ''insularis'' in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) |last1=Haller |first1=J. Robert |last2=Vivrette |first2=Nancy J. |date=2012 |website=Jepson eFlora |publisher=Regents of the [[University of California]] |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> Considered a ''Critically Imperiled Subspecies'' by [[NatureServe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132158/Pinus_torreyana_ssp_insularis |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>  ||Santa Rosa Island
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