Abies magnifica A.murray Bis

Red fir (en), Sapin rouge (fr), Sapin magnifique (fr)

Species

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Characteristics

Trees to 57m; trunk to 2.  diam.; crown narrowly conic. Bark grayish, thin, with age thickening and becoming deeply furrowed with ridges being often 4 times wider than furrows, plates reddish. Branches ascending in upper crown, descending in lower crown; twigs opposite to whorled, light yellow to ± tan, reddish pubescent for 1--2 years. Buds hidden by leaves or exposed, usually dark brown, ovoid, small, not resinous or with resin drop near tip, apex rounded; basal scales short, broad, equilaterally triangular, densely pubescent, not resinous, margins entire to crenate, apex sharp-pointed. Leaves 2--3.  ´ 2mm, mostly 1-ranked, flexible, the proximal portion often appressed to twig for 2--  (best seen on abaxial surface of twig), distal portion divergent; cross section flat, with or without weak groove adaxially toward leaf base, or cross section 3--4-sided on fertile branches; odor camphorlike; abaxial surface with 2 glaucous bands, each band with 4--5 stomatal rows; adaxial surface blue-green to silvery blue, with single glaucous band that may divide into 2 toward leaf base, band with (8--)10(--13) stomatal rows at midleaf; apex rounded or, on fertile branches, somewhat pointed; resin canals small, near margins and abaxial epidermal layer. Pollen cones at pollination ± purple or reddish brown. Seed cones oblong-cylindric, 15--20 ´ 7--10cm, purple at first but becoming yellowish brown or greenish brown, sessile, apex round; scales ca. 3 ´ 4cm, pubescent; bracts included to exserted and reflexed (Shasta red fir) over scales. Seeds 15 ´ 6mm, body dark reddish brown; wing about as long as body, rose; cotyledons 7--8. 2 n =24.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 52.85
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Montane forests on dry slopes and ridges; at elevations from 1,500-2,700 metres. The best specimens are found in well-drained gravelly-loam soils on northern or eastern exposures with moist cool air.
Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
Germination luminosity -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Abies magnifica world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Abies magnifica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325664-2
WFO ID wfo-0000511249
COL ID 63Z6H
BDTFX ID 101522
INPN ID 717037
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus magnifica Picea magnifica Abies magnifica Pinus campylocarpa Pseudotsuga magnifica Abies amabilis var. magnifica Abies magnifica var. argentea Abies magnifica var. glauca Abies nobilis var. magnifica Pinus nobilis var. magnifica Picea nobilis var. magnifica Abies magnifica f. glauca

Lower taxons

Abies magnifica var. shastensis Abies magnifica var. magnifica Abies magnifica var. critchfieldii