[True Firs: The Genus Abies in Mt. Adams Country]

Grand Fir, Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Stinking Fir

Abies grandis

Synonyms: Abies grandis var. grandis, Abies grandis var. idahoensis, Pinus grandis

Dorsal surface of needles of Grand Fir, Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Stinking Fir: Abies grandis (Synonyms: Abies grandis var. grandis, Abies grandis var. idahoensis, Pinus grandis)

The photo above shows the green, upper surface of the needles of grand fir with their two rows of silvery-white stomatal bloom. Note the central groove down the middle of the upper surface, slightly notched tips to th eneedles, and needles of varied lengths, the shorter ones generally appearing the uppermost. Photographed along forest road #060 just west of Bunnell Butte, at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........October 14, 2005.

Ventral needle surface of Grand Fir, Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Stinking Fir: Abies grandis (Synonyms: Abies grandis var. grandis, Abies grandis var. idahoensis, Pinus grandis) - Ventral needle surface of Grand Fir, Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Stinking Fir: Abies grandis (Synonyms: Abies grandis var. grandis, Abies grandis var. idahoensis, Pinus grandis)

Two close-up views of the lower surface of the needles of grand fir with their two rows of silvery-white stomatal bloom. Note also, the rounded bud at the tip of the stem. Photographed along forest road #060 just west of Bunnell Butte, at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........October 14, 2005.

Grand Fir, Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Stinking Fir: Abies grandis (Synonyms: Abies grandis var. grandis, Abies grandis var. idahoensis, Pinus grandis)

The photo above shows the glossy green upper surface of the needles of grand fir. Note that the needles generally two-ranked in one plane, with slightly shorter needles above the longer, lower needles. Note also, the rounded bud at the tip of the stem. Photographed along forest road #060 just west of Bunnell Butte, at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........October 14, 2005.

Paul Slichter