Taxon

Abies alba

 
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Abies alba - European silver fir
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: European silver fir
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym: Abies pardei, Abies pectinata
Distribution: Europe
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: This evergreen grows to 150' tall in its native setting; in the landscape it will reach 70'. Distinguished from other firs by hairy gray young shoots. Cones measure 4-6" in length, are held upright and confined to the uppermost branches. Needles are dark green above, 2 bands of white stomata beneath. An important forest tree in central Europe.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ17 (AZ17) • Accession: D1933-0001.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CM11 (CM11) • Accession: D1993-0632.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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