Conifers of Hidalgo

Pinus pinceana,
Barrancas de Tolantongo, Hidalgo.

Nine of the ten genera of Mexican conifers occur in the state of Hidalgo (the tenth genus, Calocedrus, occurs only in Baja California). At least 25 species are represented.

Pinaceae

3 genera and 15 species

Abies religiosa

Abies hidalgensis

Pinus ayacahuite

Pinus cembroides

Pinus devoniana

Pinus greggii

Pinus hartwegii

Pinus leiophylla

Pinus montezumae

Pinus oocarpa

Pinus patula

Pinus pinceana

Pinus pseudostrobus

Pinus teocote

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Cupressaceae

3 genera and 8 species

Callitropsis benthamii

Callitropsis lindleyi

Callitropsis lusitanica

Juniperus deppeana

Juniperus flaccida

Juniperus monosperma

Juniperus monticola

Taxodium mucronatum

Podocarpaceae

1 species

Podocarpus reichei

Taxaceae

1 species

Taxus globosa