Abies cilicica
Abies cilicica
Ssp cilicica: Toros göknarı; ssp isaurica: Bozkır göknarı
Tall trees, up to 30 m. Bark of young shoots greyish-brown, hairy or glabrous. Leaves linear-oblong, emarginate, not clearly 2-ranked. Buds resinous or not. Cone subsessile, cylindrical, somewhat tapered above, up to 15 em or more. Bracts hidden within the scales. Divisible into 2 subspecies:
1. Buds not resinous; young shoots hairy subsp. cilicica
1. Buds resinous; young shoots glabrous subsp. isaurica