Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana

Pinaceae Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana (Engelm.) Shaw

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
leiophylla refers to ‘soft leaves’; indicating its needles feel relatively soft.
chihuahuana refers to the Mexican State of Chihuahua, where the type specimen was found; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chihuahua pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus leiophylla:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 76, ARI, 77, NWM, 79, MXE, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-ZA, MXN, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-JA, MXS-NA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana is also placed under Pinaceae.