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| name = ''Abies ''
|familia=Pinaceae
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|genus=Abies
| growth_habit = tree
|species=bracteata
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Bristlecone Fir, Santa Lucia Fir
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=tree
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Min ht box=20
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| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht box=35
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|Max ht metric=m
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max wd box=6
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|origin=California
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|lifespan=perennial
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|exposure=sun
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|features=evergreen, foliage
| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
|image=Abies bracteata 1.jpg
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The '''Bristlecone Fir''' or '''Santa Lucia Fir''' (''Abies bracteata'') is a rare [[fir]], confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the central coast of [[California]], [[USA]].
It is a [[tree]] 20-35 m tall, with a slender, spire-like form. The [[bark]] is reddish-brown with wrinkles, lines and [[resin]] vesicles ('blisters'). The branches are downswept. The needle-like [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted at the base to spread either side of the shoot in two moderately forward-pointing ranks with a 'v' gap above the shoot; hard and stiff with a sharply pointed tip, 3.5-6 cm long and 2.5-3 mm broad, with two bright white [[stomata]]l bands on the underside. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are ovoid, 6-9 cm long (to 12 cm including the bracts), and differ from other firs in that the [[bract]]s end in very long, spreading, yellow-brown bristles 3-5 cm long; they disintegrate in autumn to release the winged [[seed]]s. The male ([[pollen]]) cones are 2 cm long, shedding pollen in spring.
A popular ornamental, it can be seen in many arboreta (Gymnosperm Database).
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Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green above and silvery below: cones 4 in. long, with long, slender bracts. Calif.}}
Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green above and silvery below: cones 4 in. long, with long, slender bracts. Calif.}}
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