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Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
balsam fir
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
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Distribution:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, IA, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
View
9 genera in Pinaceae,
14 species in Abies
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
This plant is 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.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
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Reg. 0 |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
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 18032.
View species account 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.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture
BorealForest.org
CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database
Canada-Official Plants of New Brunswick
Canada-Sustainable Forest Management (Natural Resources Canada)
Flora and Fauna of the Northwoods
Gymnosperm Database
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
ME-Christmas Tree Production
MN-Balsam Bough Harvesting
MN-Christmas Tree Production
NC-Plant Fact Sheets
UK-Plants For A Future
USDA FS Identify and Manage Balsam Fir Needlecast Diseases
USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America
VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology
WI-Trees of Wisconsin
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