PLANTS Profile for Abies lowiana (Sierra white fir)

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PLANTS Profile

Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis
Sierra white fir

Symbol:

ABLO

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

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Synonyms:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

ABCOL

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

white fir

Distribution:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis


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USA (CA, NV, OR)

Related Taxa:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 15 species in Abies

Classification:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

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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 lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis – Sierra white fir

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

This plant and synonym 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:
California white fir, Sierra white fir		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

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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 181828.

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

Related Web Sites:
Abies lowiana (Gordon & Glend.) A. Murray bis

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 04:47 AM CDT