Trees to 40(--50)m; trunk to 1.2m diam. Leaves bluish green to dark green or gray-green. Seed cones 4--7cm; bracts spreading, often reflexed. 2 n =26.

Coniferous or mixed forests; 600--3000m; Alta., B.C.; Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wyo.; Mexico.