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Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.
Fraser fir
       
Symbol:   ABFR  
Group:   Gymnosperm  
Family:   Pinaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

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Synonyms:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

  PIFR Pinus fraseri Pursh
 

Distribution:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

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USA (GA, NC, TN, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 14 species in Abies
 

Classification:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

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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 fraseri (Pursh) Poir. – Fraser fir
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

This plant is 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.

Tennessee:
Fraser fir              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

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
FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181829.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

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MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Plant Fact Sheets (NCSU)

Silvics of North America

UK-Plants For A Future

VA-Virginia Tech VTree ID

www.conifers.org
 
 
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