Taxon

Abies pinsapo

 
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Abies pinsapo - Spanish fir
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Common name: Spanish fir
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Spain and Morocco
IUCN Red list: Endangered
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen tree
IUCN Red List code: EN B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii); 17 June 2010
Comments: A broadly conical tree reaching a height of 60'. Found growing in its native habitat at about 3,500' above sea level in a mountainous region of Spain. Needles are stiff and arranged in whorls rather than rows, as is more common with firs. Winter buds tend to be quite resinous.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: CON: CL13 (CL13) • Accession: D1989-0193.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CM09 (CM09) • Accession: D1989-0193.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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