PLANTAS DEL ESTADO DE QUERÉTARO, MÉXICO CON POTENCIAL PARA USO ORNAMENTAL

Abstract

This paper provides a list of the 235 species
of vascular plants with ornamental potential
from of the State of Queretaro. They are
found in different vegetation types or grow
in waste or cultivated ground. A total of 74
families, 140 genera, 211 species, 18 varieties and seven subspecies are identified.
The structural component s with ornamental
value are, most importantly, the flowers and
secondarily, the fruits. The dicotyledons
with 147 species are the group of vascular
plants best represented, and the gymnosperms with seven species are the group least
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well represented. The families with the
largest number of species are Adiantaceae,
Cactaceae and Leguminosae. The municipalities with largest number of species are
Landa, Jalpan and Pinal de Amoles; those
with the smallest number are Tequisquiapan,
Villa Corregidora and Pedro Escobedo. The
vegetation types with the largest number
of species are Quercus forest, seasonal
deciduous forest and montane rain forest,
and with the smallest number of species the
Abies forest, Juniperus forest and rosette
scrub (matorral rosetófilo). The majority
of the species come from the northern part
of the state, which is located in the Sierra
Madre Oriental.