Pinus culminicola

Pinaceae Pinus culminicola Andresen & Beaman

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
culminicola refers to ‘from the summit’; indicating its habitat in the mountains.

Colloquial Name
Potosi pinyon pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-NL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus culminicola are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus culminicola that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus culminicola is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus culminicola is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus culminicola and they are listed as follows:

• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus culminicola has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus culminicola is Subsect. Cembroides. The coordinate taxa for Pinus culminicola are therefore:

Pinus culminicola is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus culminicola is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Two Mile High’