ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES
  
Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa (bifolia)
Pine Family
H 90'; D 18". Tree with spire-shaped crown; matted shrub above tree line.
Needles 1", white-striped, flat, usually up-curved; camphor-like aroma
when crushed. Cones 4", cylindrical, purplish; upright. Bark gray, smooth
to fissured. Habitat: Subalpine forests or parkland clumps.
PHOTOS: Joy Spurr
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