Cedrus atlantica
| Cedrus atlantica | |
|---|---|
| Atlas cedar (Ifrane, Morocco) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Cedrus |
| Species: | C. atlantica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cedrus atlantica | |
| Distribution map | |
| Synonyms | |
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C. libani subsp. atlantica (Endl.) Batt. & Trab. | |
Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae, native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), and to the Tell Atlas in Algeria. A majority of the modern sources treat it as a distinct species Cedrus atlantica, but some sources consider it a subspecies of Lebanon cedar (C. libani subsp. atlantica).