Fraser fir

Fraser fir
Foliage and cone

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Section: Abies sect. Balsamea
Species:
A. fraseri
Binomial name
Abies fraseri
Natural range of Abies fraseri
Close-up of natural range of Abies fraseri
Synonyms
  • Abies humilis Bach.Pyl.
  • Picea fraseri (Pursh) Loudon
  • Picea hudsonia Gordon
  • Pinus fraseri Pursh

The Fraser fir, sometimes spelled" Frasier fir, (Abies fraseri) is an endangered species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States. They are endemic to only seven montane regions in the Appalachian Mountains.

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