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| Sierra Primavera, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Tequila Volcanoe, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Comparison between Pinus luzmariae and Pinus oocarpa
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Some authors are making of Pinus luzmariae a variety of Pinus oocarpa.
These trees are so different that it is possible distinguish them at a great
distance. Pinus luzmariae is far from just a variety of Pinus oocarpa. The
differences include the pendant needles and branches, thin branches
compared to the thick ones of Pinus oocarpa. The needles in groups of three, the
pointed cones when closed, not round like those of Pinus oocarpa usually are.
Thin peduncles on Pinus luzmariae and thin, smooth branches instead of the thick
scaly branches of Pinus oocarpa. Still, it is very distinct from Pinus praetermissa,
having much longer needles in groups of three, not five, and much thicker
than Pinus praetermissa. It is not possible to confuse Pinus luzmariae with
Pinus praetermissa.
These characters are consistent over it's entire range. The trees
in the Sierra Primavera, Jalisco are identical to the trees near El Salto, Durango.
In the middle of a Pinus oocarpa forest on Tequila Volcano, one single tree
could be seen, with a few small ones below it.
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On the photos below, left: Pinus luzmariae, right: Pinus oocarpa.
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Pinus luzmariae
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Pinus oocarpa
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