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title: "Need some help identifying these pine seeds, the tree they were…"
description: "Need some help identifying these pine seeds, the tree they were obtained from is in Southern California."
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "suddenlyaplantperson"
published: "2025-01-02T05:12:03.864207Z"
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# Need some help identifying these pine seeds, the tree they were…

_Posted by suddenlyaplantperson on 2025-01-02_

Need some help identifying these pine seeds, the tree they were obtained from is in Southern California.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bF3R6ieJB1iLq9pP7RImDMIjYQyfe1wN3yEZsLkrvAg/DiRO-scLRD6j611j4KKMWA.webp?size=large)

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## 5 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-02

Mmm maybe a foxtail pine? It's so hard to tell when they haven't fully opened

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-02

Here's a legend for California pines from the Palomar arboretum

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/SREL_YbGSIuAxHYQmA9WMA.webp?size=large)

#### suddenlyaplantperson replied on 2025-01-02

Maybe? It looks a bit like one, I’ll keep it around until it’s open completely to get a better idea of it

#### suddenlyaplantperson replied on 2025-01-02

Thank you so much! I’ll have to check this again once it’s fully opened.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-02

The fox tail seeds have that speckling on the seed too. Though they're usually lighter.

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