| Nikko fir | |
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| Foliage and cone | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Abies |
| Species: | A. homolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Abies homolepis | |
Abies homolepis, also known as the Nikko fir,[2] is a species of fir native to the mountains of central and southern Honshū and Shikoku, Japan. It grows at altitudes of 700–2,200 m, often in temperate rain forest with high rainfall and cool, humid summers, and heavy winter snowfall.
- ^ Katsuki, T.; Zhang, D.; Rushforth, K.; Farjon, A. (2013). "Abies homolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42288A2969985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42288A2969985.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.