PLANTS Profile for Abies alba (silver fir)

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PLANTS Profile

Abies alba Mill.
silver fir

Symbol:

ABAL3

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Abies alba Mill.

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Distribution:
Abies alba Mill.


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Related Taxa:
Abies alba Mill.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 14 species in Abies

Classification:
Abies alba Mill.

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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 alba Mill. – silver fir

Introduced Information:
Abies alba Mill.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Abies alba Mill.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506607.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 02:24 PM MDT