PLANTS Profile for Abies (fir)

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PLANTS Profile

Abies Mill.
fir

Symbol:

ABIES

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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More Information:

Images:
Abies Mill.

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Distribution:
Abies Mill.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Abies Mill.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Abies alba
silver fir

Abies amabilis
Pacific silver fir

Abies balsamea
balsam fir

Abies bracteata
bristlecone fir

Abies concolor
white fir

Abies fraseri
Fraser fir

Abies grandis
grand fir

Abies guatemalensis
Guatemalan fir

Abies homolepis
Nikko fir

Abies lasiocarpa
subalpine fir

Abies magnifica
California red fir

Abies procera
noble fir

Abies ×shastensis
Shasta red fir

Abies veitchii
Christmastree

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Abies Mill.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Abies Mill. – fir

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Abies Mill.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate			Low	High

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Abies Mill.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18031.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/28/2008 06:31 PM MDT