Abies concolor

Family Name | Pinaceae |
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Currently Accepted Name | Abies concolor Gordon & Glend. Lindl. ex Hildebr. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2001 |
Locality | USA. California , Riverside Co. : San Jacinto Mountains, San Jacinto Wilderness; W of Palm Springs; trails S of visitor building at terminus of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway; vicinity of Long Meadow and higher ridges. 33° 49' 0" N 116° 38' 0" W |
Description | Co-dominant tree ca. 20 m tall, pleasant balsam aroma; needles upswept, male cones mature to senescent; female immature. |
Habitat | Mountain ridge; granitic gneissic metamorphic rock, pockets of humus and sandy soil; coniferous forest dominated by Abies concolor, Quercus sp., Pinus jeffreyi, P. lambertiana, Arctostaphylos patula, Cercocarpus ledifolius. |
Reproductive State | Fertile |
Elevation | 8500 to ft |
Collector |
S. R. Hill
with K. Kramer and family |
Collection Date | 26 Apr 2001 |
Accession Number | 234196 |
Image | 234196.jpg |