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Abies nordmanniana

Adaxial surface showing notched leaf tips. Whanganui. Dec 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Abaxial view showing notched leaf tips. Whanganui. Dec 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Adaxial view of notched leaf tips Whanganui. Dec 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Caucasian fir

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms

Flower colours

No flowers

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Authority

Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach

Ecology

Year naturalised

1988

Origin

Black Sea and W. Caucasus

Other information

Etymology

abies: Origin unclear, possibly from the Latin verb abeo ‘depart’, referring to the great height attained by some species