Abies alba
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Abies alba, the European silver fir or silver fir, is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, B
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Silver fir trunk and bark of a tree in Vallombrosa State Forest (Italy)
Illustration of several parts of the plant
Immature cone
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Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus Abies in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America,
Abies alba
…Abies alba, the European silver fir or silver fir, is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and…
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A. alba – the underside of leaves have two whitish strips formed by wax-covered stomatal bands, while their bases are shaped like suction cups.
A. grandis foliage – upper side of the leaves, showing the leaves lying flat either side of the shoot
Foliage of A. pinsapo showing the radial leaf arrangement in this species