About 8 km from Santa Maria Laxixio, on the road between Santa Maria Laxixio and the El Tlacuache forest station. Sierra Madre del Sur., Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - Neotropics
Open mixed forest on semiarid northeastern slopes. Bedrock: andesite w/shallow (1.2 m) layer of limestone. It is remarkable that conifers (Juniperus deppeana, P. oaxacana) follow the limestone while the andesite is barren except for semidesertic plants. Search this
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Northeastern slopes of Cerro Alto, about 5 km N of village of Oriental toward San Antonio Virreyes., Puebla, Mexico, North America - Neotropics