Abies bracteata - Revision history

Murali.lalitha at 15:14, 27 June 2010

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	The '''Bristlecone Fir''' or '''Santa Lucia Fir''' (''Abies bracteata'') is a rare [[fir]], confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the central coast of [[California]], [[USA]].		The '''Bristlecone Fir''' or '''Santa Lucia Fir''' (''Abies bracteata'') is a rare [[fir]], confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the central coast of [[California]], [[USA]].

	It is a [[tree]] 20-35 m tall, with a slender, spire-like form. The [[bark]] is reddish-brown with wrinkles, lines and [[resin]] vesicles ('blisters'). The branches are downswept. The needle-like [[leaf\|leaves]] are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted at the base to spread either side of the shoot in two moderately forward-pointing ranks with a 'v' gap above the shoot; hard and stiff with a sharply pointed tip, 3.5-~~6 cm~~ long and 2.5-~~3 mm~~ broad, with two bright white [[stomata]]l bands on the underside. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are ovoid, 6-~~9 cm~~ long (to ~~12 cm~~ including the bracts), and differ from other firs in that the [[bract]]s end in very long, spreading, yellow-brown bristles 3-~~5 cm~~ long; they disintegrate in autumn to release the winged [[seed]]s. The male ([[pollen]]) cones are ~~2 cm~~ long, shedding pollen in spring.		It is a [[tree]] 20-35 m tall, with a slender, spire-like form. The [[bark]] is reddish-brown with wrinkles, lines and [[resin]] vesicles ('blisters'). The branches are downswept. The needle-like [[leaf\|leaves]] are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted at the base to spread either side of the shoot in two moderately forward-pointing ranks with a 'v' gap above the shoot; hard and stiff with a sharply pointed tip, 3.5-6 cm long and 2.5-3 mm broad, with two bright white [[stomata]]l bands on the underside. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are ovoid, 6-9 cm long (to 12 cm including the bracts), and differ from other firs in that the [[bract]]s end in very long, spreading, yellow-brown bristles 3-5 cm long; they disintegrate in autumn to release the winged [[seed]]s. The male ([[pollen]]) cones are 2 cm long, shedding pollen in spring.

	A popular ornamental, it can be seen in many arboreta (Gymnosperm Database).		A popular ornamental, it can be seen in many arboreta (Gymnosperm Database).

WikiWorks at 05:12, 8 January 2010

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			The '''Bristlecone Fir''' or '''Santa Lucia Fir''' (''Abies bracteata'') is a rare [[fir]], confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the central coast of [[California]], [[USA]].

			It is a [[tree]] 20-35 m tall, with a slender, spire-like form. The [[bark]] is reddish-brown with wrinkles, lines and [[resin]] vesicles ('blisters'). The branches are downswept. The needle-like [[leaf\|leaves]] are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted at the base to spread either side of the shoot in two moderately forward-pointing ranks with a 'v' gap above the shoot; hard and stiff with a sharply pointed tip, 3.5-6 cm long and 2.5-3 mm broad, with two bright white [[stomata]]l bands on the underside. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are ovoid, 6-9 cm long (to 12 cm including the bracts), and differ from other firs in that the [[bract]]s end in very long, spreading, yellow-brown bristles 3-5 cm long; they disintegrate in autumn to release the winged [[seed]]s. The male ([[pollen]]) cones are 2 cm long, shedding pollen in spring.

			A popular ornamental, it can be seen in many arboreta (Gymnosperm Database).

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	Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green above and silvery below: cones 4 in. long, with long, slender bracts. Calif.}}		Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green above and silvery below: cones 4 in. long, with long, slender bracts. Calif.}}
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WikiWorks: moved Abies venusta to Abies bracteata: per GRIN

2009-08-29T18:40:33Z

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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''

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