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|familia=Pinaceae
|genus=Abies
|genus=Abies
|species=cephalonica
|species=cephalonica
|common_name=Greek fir
|common_name=Greek fir
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=100
|Max ht box=100
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max ht metric=ft
|Min wd box=15
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=25
|Max wd box=25
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=C & S Greece
|origin=C & S Greece
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|image=Abies cephalonica 001.jpg
|image=Abies cephalonica 001.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Abies cephalonica on left
|image_caption=Abies cephalonica on left
}}
}}
'''Greek Fir''' ('''''Abies cephalonica''''') is a [[fir]] native to the [[mountain]]s of [[Greece]], primarily in the [[Peloponnesos]] and the island of [[Kefallinia]]. It is a medium-size [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[tree]] growing to 25-35 m (rarely 40 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. It occurs at altitudes of 900-1,700 m, on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm.
'''Greek Fir''' ('''''Abies cephalonica''''') is a [[fir]] native to the [[mountain]]s of [[Greece]], primarily in the [[Peloponnesos]] and the island of [[Kefallinia]]. It is a medium-size [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[tree]] growing to 25-35 m (rarely 40 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. It occurs at altitudes of 900-1,700 m, on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, flattened, 1.5-3 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two blue-white bands of [[stomata]] below. The tip of the leaf is pointed, usually fairly sharply but sometimes with a blunt tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 10-20 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, flattened, 1.5-3 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two blue-white bands of [[stomata]] below. The tip of the leaf is pointed, usually fairly sharply but sometimes with a blunt tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 10-20 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''