The Endemic plants They are one of the greatest evidence that Mexico's biological diversity is a source of national pride. The first botanical gardens were born here, the same as vanilla, corn, avocado or chocolate, food consumed throughout the world.
These are some of the plants with flowers, cacti and succulent, trees and endemic orchids, which can only be found in Mexico (or had their origin in the country before expanding around the world) and are a sample of natural wealth.
Endemic plants in Mexico
Endemic plants are those species that inhabit a certain place, although the term is relative because a species can be endemic to a continent, a country, a region or a bioma.
Christmas Eve
The Euphorbia Pulcherrimaalso popularly known as Christmas Eve, is one of the Endemic plants More iconic native to Mexico and known worldwide for its flowers of intense red and yellow buttons, although there is a variety of at least ten different shades.
Its cultivation is carried out in practically the entire country and is used especially to decorate interior during the Christmas season. In the wild, it is a shrub that remains green and blooms intensely during the winter.
Cempasúchil
One of the Endemic plants Typical of Mexico that was subsequently introduced in the rest of the world is the cempasúchil. Its yellow buttons, formed by dozen petals and its smell make it an unmistakable species.
The cempasúchil grows in the center, Gulfo and southern Mexico and its main use is during the Day of the Dead Festivitieswhen small plants are grown mainly in Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos.