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Abies grandis
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species of evergreen tree
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Abies grandis, commonly known as the Grand Fir, is a species of tree in the family Pinaceae. It belongs to the genus Abies within the order Pinales and class Pinopsida. The species is part of the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae.
Native to British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, Abies grandis has also been introduced to several regions in Europe, including Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. According to the IUCN Red List assessment from 2013, the species is classified as Least Concern.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,876
- With media
- 1,233
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS, UACH, UNM, CINC, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Abies grandis
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- short name
- A. grandis
- taxon common name
- 大冷杉
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Encyclopedic overview
Abies grandis (grand fir, giant fir, lowland white fir, great silver fir, western white fir, Vancouver fir, or Oregon fir) is a fir native to northwestern North America, occurring at altitudes of sea level to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). It is a major constituent of the Grand Fir/Douglas Fir Ecoregion of the Cascade Range.
The tree typically grows to 40–70 m (130–230 ft) in height, and may be the tallest Abies species in the world. There are two varieties, the taller coast grand fir, found west of the Cascade Mountains, and the shorter interior grand fir, found east of the Cascades. It was first described in 1831 by David Douglas.
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