Editing Pinus cembroides (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
The range extends from westernmost [[Texas]], United States (where it is restricted to the [[Chisos Mountains|Chisos]] and [[Davis Mountains]]), south through much of Mexico, occurring widely along the [[Sierra Madre Oriental]] and [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] ranges, and more rarely in the eastern [[Eje Volcánico Transversal]] range.<ref name="Moore2008">{{cite book |author1=Moore, Gerry |author2=Kershner, Bruce |author3=Craig Tufts |author4=Daniel Mathews |author5=Gil Nelson |author6=Spellenberg, Richard |author7=Thieret, John W. |author8=Terry Purinton |author9=Block, Andrew |title=National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America |publisher=Sterling |location=New York |year=2008 |page=93 |isbn=978-1-4027-3875-3}}</ref> It lives in areas with little rainfall, which fluctuates between {{convert|380 to 640|mm|abbr=on}}.

The subspecies ''[[Pinus orizabensis]]'' (orizabensis) is found farther south in the state of [[Veracruz]]. There is also a disjunct population in the [[Sierra de la Laguna]] of southern [[Baja California Sur]]. It occurs at moderate altitudes, mostly from {{convert|1600 to 2400|m|abbr=on}}, which some authorities consider a separate species (''P.&nbsp;lagunae'').{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}