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Abies lasiocarpa bifolia
- Young trees
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Altitude : 10,200 feet.
Utah
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Abies lasiocarpa bifolia
- Trees
Often grows in thick groups such as this one at Cedar Breaks National Monument.
Utah
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Abies lasiocarpa bifolia
- Trees
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Altitude : 10,200 feet.
Utah
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Abies lasiocarpa bifolia
- Cones
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Altitude : 10,200 feet.
Utah
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Abies lasiocarpa arizonica
- Trees
Near top of Mt. Lemmon
Southern Arizona
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Abies lasiocarpa arizonica
- Bark
Abies lasiocarpa arizonica differs from Abies lasiocarpa bifolia primarily in it's bark. Abies lasiocarpa arizonica has thick spongy bark, thus the common name, Corkbark Fir.
Southern Arizona
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Abies lasiocarpa arizonica & Abies concolor
- Trees
Abies lasiocarpa arizonica (left) and Abies concolor (right).
North side of Mt. Lemmon, near top.
Southern Arizona
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Abies concolor
- Trees
North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park.
Arizona
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Abies concolor
- Small tree
Bryce Canyon National Park.
Utah
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Abies concolor
- Bark
Previously was clasified as the same subspeceis as Abies lowiana of California. The two do differ considerably in their bark, Abies concolor being brown in color and more deeply furrowed. Abies lowiana has grey bark, and the foliage is greener than Abies concolor.
North Rim, Grand Canyon.
Arizona
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Abies concolor
- Previous years cones
This year (2002) almost no cones have been produced in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.
North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park.
Arizona
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Abies concolor
- Cone
From tree in Chiricahua Mts.
Arizona
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Abies lowiana & Abies concolor
- Cones
Abies lowiana cone (left) collected near Spooner Lake, Nevada. Lake Tahoe Basin. Altitude : 6,800 feet. Comparison with Abies concolor collected in the Chiricahua Mountains of Southern Arizona, July 18, 2002. Note that Abies concolor has narrower and more symetrical cones than Abies lowiana. Foliage from Abies concolor is bluer, and the needles are larger than Abies lowiana. Cones of Abies lowiana are greener.
Arizona
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Abies lowiana
- Cones
Cones collected August 3, 2002 near Spooner Lake, Highway 28, Lake Tahoe Basin.
Altitude : 6,800 feet.
California
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