Pinus rzedowskii

Pinaceae Pinus rzedowskii Madrigal & M. Caball.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
rzedowskii refers to the botanist J. Rzedowski, who studied Mexican flora.

Colloquial Name
Rzedowski’s pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXS, MXS-MI

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus rzedowskii is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus rzedowskii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

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