PLANTS Profile for Abies concolor (white fir)

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Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.
white fir

Symbol:

ABCO

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

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Distribution:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, ME, NM, NV, OR, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 14 species in Abies or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. var. concolor. . Image Available.

Abies concolor var. concolor
white fir

Distribution of Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. var. lowiana (Gord. & Glend.) Lemmon. .

Abies concolor var. lowiana
white fir

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

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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 concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. – white fir

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

This plant and the related entities and 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:
Rocky Mountain white fir		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
Abies lowiana [=ABCOL]
California white fir, Sierra white fir		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 181826.

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

View species account and photographs 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.

Related Web Sites:
Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-USFS Plant Fact Sheet

Gymnosperm Database

IA-Trees & Shrubs of Iowa State University

IL-UI Plants

MI-Ornamental Plants (Michigan State University Extension)

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

ND-North Dakota Tree Information Center

NM-Medicinal Plants of the Southwest

OH-Plant Dictionary (OSU)

Silvics of North America

USDA FS Center for Wood Anatomy Research

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-University of Wisconsin Horticulture

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