Nikko Fir 　Abies homolepis

Abies homolepis

Location: Rokko alpine botanical garden
Location: National Museum of Japanese History 'Botanical Garden'
Location: Tsukuba Botanical Garden
Location: National Museum of Japanese History 'Botanical Garden'
Location: Rokko alpine botanical garden

Flower name
Nikko Fir 　Abies homolepis
Scientific name
Abies homolepis
Aliasニッコウモミ, ダケモミ, Nikko Fir
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringLow mountains, Sub-alpine
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Nikko Fir 　Abies homolepis

Nikko Fir , scientific name:Abies homolepis, is an evergreen coniferous tree of the Abies genus , of the Pinaceae Department at the Japan special. Monoecious. Japanese name is depends on which resembles the fir tree and the leaf, white. In Japan, from the southern part of Fukushima Prefecture, distributed in Kii Peninsula and Shikoku.