What is Atlas cedar?
{{Speciesbox | image = Cedrus_atlantica.jpg | image_caption = Atlas cedar ([[Ifrane]], [[Morocco]]) | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>Thomas, P. 2013. Cedrus atlantica. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.</ref> | genus = Cedrus | species = atlantica | authority = ([[Endl.]]) Manetti ex [[Élie-Abel Carrière|Carrière]] | range_map = Cedrus atlantica range.svg | range_map_caption = Distribution map | synonyms = ''C. libani'' subsp. ''atlantica'' <small>(Endl.) [[Batt.]] & Trab.</small> }} The '''Atlas cedar''' (''Cedrus atlantica'') is a large coniferous tree of the [[cedrus]] [[genus]] and is native to the [[Atlas Mountains]] of [[North Africa]]. It is conical in shape when younger and is a more open shape when mature. It grows to 40m in height. The bark is silvery grey with deep cracks. The leaves of the Atlas cedar are 2.5&nbsp;cm long, pointed, usually 4 sided and dark green to [[glaucous]] blue in colour. The female cones are 6–10&nbsp;cm long, barrel-shaped, green when young, becoming brown as they mature.<ref>The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Ed., Christopher Brickell, Dorling Kindersley, London. 1996, {{ISBN|0751304360}}. p241</ref> [[File:Cedrus atlantica mariemont.jpg|thumb|left|''Cedrus atlantica'', Domaine de Mariemont, Belgium]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Morocco]] [[Category:Conifers]]