PLANTS Profile for Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa (subalpine fir)

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PLANTS Profile

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa
subalpine fir

Symbol:

ABLAL

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

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Synonyms:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

	ABBAL	Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. ssp. lasiocarpa (Hook.) B. Boivin
	ABBAF	Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. var. fallax (Engelm.) B. Boivin
	ABBI3	Abies bifolia A. Murray
	ABSU	Abies subalpina Engelmann

Distribution:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)

Related Taxa:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 14 species in Abies, 2 varieties in Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Classification:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

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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
Species	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. – subalpine fir
Variety	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa – subalpine fir

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Nevada:
Abies bifolia
corkbark fir, Rocky Mountain (sub)alpine fir		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

Wetland Indicator Status:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

Abies lasiocarpa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU+

FACU

FAC

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

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 181832.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Related Web Sites:
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa

Silvics of North America

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