Pinus leiophyllaSchiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.

Chihuahua PineChihuahuan pineSmooth-leaved Pine

WFO wfo-0000481215 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Pinus leiophylla, photographed by Asher Budnik
fig. a Asher Budnik, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-12-31 / obs. 175584106
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by M. Socorro González Elizondo
fig. b M. Socorro González Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 95324945
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. c CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 31402144
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. d CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 16122124
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. e CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 13849033
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by Oscar C. González Martínez
fig. f Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 172626666
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by Oscar C. González Martínez
fig. g Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 136777160
Pinus leiophylla, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. h CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 123456409

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Native range 7 botanical countries

Regions where Pinus leiophylla is native: Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico ArizonaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SouthwestNew Mexico
Native distribution of Pinus leiophylla, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Arizona ARI NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southwest MXS
New Mexico NWM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 18 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Pinus cedrus Roezl
  • Pinus chihuahuana Engelm.
  • Pinus comonfortii Roezl
  • Pinus comonfortii var. gracilis (Roezl) Carrière
  • Pinus comonfortii var. lerdoi (Roezl) Carrière
  • Pinus decandolleana Roezl
  • Pinus decandolleana var. dependens (Roezl) Carrière
  • Pinus decandolleana var. verrucosa (Roezl) Carrière
  • Pinus dependens Roezl
  • Pinus ehrenbergii Roezl
  • Pinus gracilis Roezl
  • Pinus huisquilucaensis Roezl
  • Pinus leiophylla subsp. chihuahuana (Engelm.) A.E.Murray
  • Pinus lerdoi Roezl
  • Pinus lumholtzii var. microphylla Carvajal
  • Pinus monte-alleggri Roezl
  • Pinus ocotechino Roezl ex Parl.
  • Pinus verrucosa Roezl

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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