Pinus greggii

Pinaceae Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
greggii refers to J. Gregg, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Gregg’s pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus greggii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXE, MXE-CO, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-QU, MXE-SL

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

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus greggii has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

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