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Abies amabilis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pacific silver fir, white fir, red fir, lovely fir, Amabilis fir, Cascades fir, silver fir
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
Native toAlaska, British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
Observations recorded4,653
Chile Central
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 579
- With media
- 478
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS, NEON, OSU, CSLA, RSA
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
Abies amabilis, commonly known as the Pacific silver fir, is a fir native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the Cascade Range. It is also commonly referred to in English as the white fir, red fir, lovely fir, amabilis fir, Cascades fir, or silver fir.
Description
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