Pinus culminicola

Description

The smallest pinyon pine. Low branching tree or shrub with its needles in fascicles of five (sometimes 4 or 6) and fascicle sheaths that curl back to form a rosette, deciduous. Leaves epistomatic. The bark is rough. The species is classified in Pinus subgenus Strobus section Parrya subsection Cembroides

An endangered species.

Pinus culminicola, Sierra de la Marta.

Pinus culminicola
collected by Dylan Burge
from Cerro Potosí.

Distribution

Mountain summits in Coahuila and Nuevo León.

Coahuila

Peak of Sierra de La Martha N 25.19027 W -100.36111

Above Rancho El Morro N 25.21667 W -100.36667

El Coahuilón, Sierra de la Marta (Arteaga), Mpio. Arteaga N 25.23667 W -100.31111

Cima del monte al S del Aserradero de Los Monos N 25.23667 W -100.31111

Sa La Marta, primer pico al E de Cerro Morro N 25.24806 W -100.36667

Cañon de San Antonio de Las Alazanas N 25.29222 W -100.53028

Sierra de San Antonio N 25.32056 W -100.56111

Cerro La Viga N 25.34500 W -100.49611

Cerro La Viga, road to the summit, 7.6 km SE of Jame N 25.35000 W -100.51667

Nuevo León

Cerro Potosí N 24.86667 W -100.21667

Map by Sergio Hernández León.