Plants Profile for Abies lasiocarpa lasiocarpa (subalpine fir)

General Information
Symbol:	ABLAL
Group:	Gymnosperm
Family:	Pinaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	AK N CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park. July 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Dege Peak. August 1991. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Mazama Ridge. July 28, 1991. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Cowlitz Divide. October 12, 1991. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Crystal Mountain. July 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park. Usage Requirements.

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Rainier National Park, Paradise. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, CO, Larimer Co., Rocky Mountain National Park. September 2, 2011. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
ABBAL	Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. ssp. lasiocarpa (Hook.) B. Boivin
ABBAF	Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. var. fallax (Engelm.) B. Boivin
ABBI3	Abies bifolia A. Murray bis
ABLAB	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. ssp. bifolia (A. Murray bis) Silba	subalpine fir
ABLAB2	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. bifolia (A. Murray bis) Eckenw.	subalpine fir
ABSU	Abies subalpina Engelmann

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. – subalpine fir
Variety	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa – subalpine fir

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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.
Nevada Abies bifolia corkbark fir, Rocky Mountain (sub)alpine fir Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

ABBI3 Abies bifolia A. Murray bis

North America
Arid West	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACU