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Abies pinsapo
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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
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
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IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species
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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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