Species

Abies alba Mill.

European Silver-Fir

Pinaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Pinaceae (Pine family)
Genus: Abies (Fir)

Synonyms

Abies alba
Abies alba subsp. apennina
Abies nobilis
Abies pardei
Abies pectinata
Pinus pectinata
Pinus picea

Related species

Abies alba Mill. - European Silver-Fir
Abies grandis (D. Don) Lindl. - Giant Fir
Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach - Caucasian Fir
Abies concolor (Gordon) Hildebr. - Colorado White-Fir

Traits


    <span class="r">Slightly toxic</span>, <ba>up to 50&#8239;m tall conifer</ba>. <span class="v1">cones:</span> erect, <ba><b>slender, gradually narrowed towards the apex</b></ba>, <b>10&#8211;20&#8239;cm long</b>, disintegrating at the tree, only the rachis remaining....

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Abies alba

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Abies alba

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Abies alba

Abies alba

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery

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