A Flora and vegetation of cerro La Cruz in the municipality of Zinapecuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.35830/cn.vi96.885Keywords:
florística, bosque de pino-encino, plantas vasculares, diversidad vegetalAbstract
An inventory of vascular plants from cerro La Cruz, located in the northeast of the state of Michoacán; 199 species and 11 infraspecific taxa are listed in 60 families and 140 genera, the most diverse family is Asteraceae and Quercus and Salvia is the most diverse genera. Pine-oak forest is the vegetation present in the study area; however, there are large areas of annual and seasonal crops. 68 taxa are endemic to the country, while 40 are in some risk category: Callitropsis lusitanica (Mill.) D.P. Little (Cupressaceae) is Subject to special protection in NOM-059-SEMANART-2010. Cerro La Cruz shows evidence of human activities, use of timber resources and the presence of non-native species.
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