Abies numidica - Revision history

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	'''''Abies numidica''''' ('''Algerian Fir''') is a species of [[fir]], found only in [[Algeria]], where it is [[endemism\|endemic]] on [[Djebel Babor]], the second-highest mountain (2,004 m) in the Algerian [[Tell Atlas]].<ref name=farjon>Farjon, A. (1990). ''Pinaceae. Drawings and Descriptions of the Genera''. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3-87429-298-3.</ref><ref>Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30320/all Abies numidica]. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.</ref>		'''''Abies numidica''''' ('''Algerian Fir''') is a species of [[fir]], found only in [[Algeria]], where it is [[endemism\|endemic]] on [[Djebel Babor]], the second-highest mountain (2,004 m) in the Algerian [[Tell Atlas]].<ref name=farjon>Farjon, A. (1990). ''Pinaceae. Drawings and Descriptions of the Genera''. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3-87429-298-3.</ref><ref>Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30320/all Abies numidica]. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.</ref>

	It is a medium-sized to large [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing to 20–35 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are needle-like, moderately flattened, 1.5–2.~~5 cm~~ long and ~~2–3 mm~~ wide by ~~1 mm~~ thick, glossy dark green with a patch of greenish-white [[stoma]]ta near the tip above, and with two greenish-white bands of stomata below. The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are glaucous green with a pink or violet tinge, maturing brown, ~~10–20 cm~~ long and ~~4 cm~~ broad, with about 150–200 scales, each scale with a short bract (not visible on the closed cone) and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.<ref name=farjon/>		It is a medium-sized to large [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing to 20–35 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are needle-like, moderately flattened, 1.5–2.5 cm long and 2–3 mm wide by 1 mm thick, glossy dark green with a patch of greenish-white [[stoma]]ta near the tip above, and with two greenish-white bands of stomata below. The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are glaucous green with a pink or violet tinge, maturing brown, 10–20 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150–200 scales, each scale with a short bract (not visible on the closed cone) and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.<ref name=farjon/>

	It grows in a high-altitude [[Mediterranean climate]] at 1,800–2,004 m (rarely down to 1,220 m) with an annual [[precipitation (meteorology)\|precipitation]] of 1,500–2,~~000 mm~~, the great majority of which falls as winter snow; the summers are warm and very dry. It is closely related to ''[[Abies pinsapo]]'' (Spanish Fir), which occurs further west in the [[Rif]] mountains of [[Morocco]] and in southern [[Spain]].<ref name=farjon/>		It grows in a high-altitude [[Mediterranean climate]] at 1,800–2,004 m (rarely down to 1,220 m) with an annual [[precipitation (meteorology)\|precipitation]] of 1,500–2,000 mm, the great majority of which falls as winter snow; the summers are warm and very dry. It is closely related to ''[[Abies pinsapo]]'' (Spanish Fir), which occurs further west in the [[Rif]] mountains of [[Morocco]] and in southern [[Spain]].<ref name=farjon/>

	Algerian Fir is occasionally grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in parks and large gardens. It is valued among firs for its [[drought]] tolerance.		Algerian Fir is occasionally grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in parks and large gardens. It is valued among firs for its [[drought]] tolerance.

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			'''''Abies numidica''''' ('''Algerian Fir''') is a species of [[fir]], found only in [[Algeria]], where it is [[endemism\|endemic]] on [[Djebel Babor]], the second-highest mountain (2,004 m) in the Algerian [[Tell Atlas]].<ref name=farjon>Farjon, A. (1990). ''Pinaceae. Drawings and Descriptions of the Genera''. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3-87429-298-3.</ref><ref>Conifer Specialist Group 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30320/all Abies numidica]. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.</ref>

			It is a medium-sized to large [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing to 20–35 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are needle-like, moderately flattened, 1.5–2.5 cm long and 2–3 mm wide by 1 mm thick, glossy dark green with a patch of greenish-white [[stoma]]ta near the tip above, and with two greenish-white bands of stomata below. The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone\|cones]] are glaucous green with a pink or violet tinge, maturing brown, 10–20 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150–200 scales, each scale with a short bract (not visible on the closed cone) and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.<ref name=farjon/>

			It grows in a high-altitude [[Mediterranean climate]] at 1,800–2,004 m (rarely down to 1,220 m) with an annual [[precipitation (meteorology)\|precipitation]] of 1,500–2,000 mm, the great majority of which falls as winter snow; the summers are warm and very dry. It is closely related to ''[[Abies pinsapo]]'' (Spanish Fir), which occurs further west in the [[Rif]] mountains of [[Morocco]] and in southern [[Spain]].<ref name=farjon/>

			Algerian Fir is occasionally grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in parks and large gardens. It is valued among firs for its [[drought]] tolerance.

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			==Varieties==


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			==References==
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			<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

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