Habit: tree
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: On both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska south to Siskiyou County, California, mostly west of the Cascade Crest.
Habitat: Mostly at 1000-4000 feet elevation in the mountains.
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: On both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska south to Siskiyou County, California, mostly west of the Cascade Crest.
Habitat: Mostly at 1000-4000 feet elevation in the mountains.
Species Description:
General: A tall, straight tree up to 70 m. tall.
Bark: Older bark gray to nearly white, usually smooth; young twigs pubescent.
Leaves: Needles bright green on the upper surface, with two silvery stripes on either side of the mid-vein on the lower surface, notched except on the coniferous branches, where pointed and often sharp; needles horizontally spreading, 15-30 mm. long, with some considerably shorter, appressed and pointing forward along the branch.
Cones: Staminate cones reddish, pendant and catkin-like, 7-20 mm. long, on the lower side of branches near the middle of the tree or above; ovulate cones only near the top of the tree, single and erect, ellipsoidal, deep purple to green, 8-10 cm. long and 3.5-4 cm. thick, the subtending bracts concealed by the scales.
General: A tall, straight tree up to 70 m. tall.
Bark: Older bark gray to nearly white, usually smooth; young twigs pubescent.
Leaves: Needles bright green on the upper surface, with two silvery stripes on either side of the mid-vein on the lower surface, notched except on the coniferous branches, where pointed and often sharp; needles horizontally spreading, 15-30 mm. long, with some considerably shorter, appressed and pointing forward along the branch.
Cones: Staminate cones reddish, pendant and catkin-like, 7-20 mm. long, on the lower side of branches near the middle of the tree or above; ovulate cones only near the top of the tree, single and erect, ellipsoidal, deep purple to green, 8-10 cm. long and 3.5-4 cm. thick, the subtending bracts concealed by the scales.
Accepted Name:
Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex ForbesSynonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Abies amabilis
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Abies amabilis specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Abies amabilis specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Abies amabilis treatment.
E-Flora BC: Abies amabilis atlas page.
CalPhotos: Abies amabilis images.
USDA Plants Database: Abies amabilis.
Clayton J. Antieau, 1988
Clayton J. Antieau, 1989
Clayton J. Antieau, 1994
Ben Legler, 2004
Bud Kovalchik
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