Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière, 1855
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Atlas Cedar
- 🇫🇷 Cèdre de l’Atlas
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Gymnosperms
- Class: Pinopsida
- Subclass : Pinidae
- Order: Pinales
- Family: Pinaceae
- Subfamily: Abietoideae
- Tribe: Cedreae
- Genus: Cedrus
- Species: Cedrus atlantica
Presence
Introduced.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
- Red List (Global): EN Endangered
Notes
Possible confusion with C. libani A.Rich., 1823, whose current year’s shoots are glabrous, while those of C. atlantica are pubescent.
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Sources
Thomas, P. (2013). Cedrus atlantica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2013. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42303A2970716.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 38). Biotope.