White Fir
Abie concolor
Observed at Reynold's Canyon, Sierra Ancha, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. June 2010.
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CONES: The ovoid to cylindrical cones have 100 of more tightly spaced
scales. The scales become relatively soft and disintegrate readily when the
cones mature.
LEAVES: Leaves are flattened needles not in fascicles - arrayed singly
along the stems and arrayed more-or-less in a plane. Aromatic when crushed like
citrus or camphor.
TREE: Reaches rather large proportions (40m) in old-growth forest. But
in most areas that are easily accessible, second growth, smaller trees prevail.
RANGE: Widespread in in the upper half of the elevational range of
ponderosa in Arizona and extending into the lower spruce zones. Widespread
across the Mountains of western North America south into northern Mexico.
UNARMED. Thornless.
Pinaceae -- Pine Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environemtnal Information Network
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
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