Abies concolor

White Fir

A member of the Pinaceae, the Pine Family

Habit of upper portion of Abies concolor, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit of upper part of tree.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along South Rim, ca. 1/4 mile east
of Mather Point, ca. 7100 feet elevation.

1 June 2002.

Branch of Abies concolor, Grand Canyon National Park.

Branch of same tree as in prior image.
Bright Angel Canyon, a tributory of Grand Canyon, in background.

1 June 2002.

Foliage and cone detail of Abies concolor, Grand Canyon National Park.

Foliage and cone remnants, same tree as in prior images.
Unlike pines and Douglas-fir cones, the scales of these
upright cones fall away leaving a central "peg" behind,
as seen here at the upper part of the image.

1 June 2002.

Habit of Abies concolor, Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit, Mather Point at right background.

1 June 2002.

This page created 5 February 2005; last revised 10 April 2009.

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