Abies amabilis

Pacific silver fir
Pacific silver fir foliage from above
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species:
A. amabilis
Binomial name
Abies amabilis
Range
Cone growth

Abies amabilis, commonly known as the Pacific silver fir, is a fir native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the Cascade Range. It is also commonly referred to in English as the white fir, red fir, lovely fir, amabilis fir, Cascades fir, or silver fir.[2][3] The species name is Latin for 'lovely'.[2]

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Abies amabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42271A2968657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42271A2968657.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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