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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Abies |
| Section: | Abies sect. Bracteata |
| Species: | A. bracteata
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| Binomial name | |
| Abies bracteata (D. Don) A. Poit.
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| Abies bracteata native range | |
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| Close-up of natural range of Abies bracteata | |
Abies bracteata, the Santa Lucia fir or bristlecone fir, is the rarest fir in North America,[3] and according to some, the world.[4][5] It is confined to steep-sided slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains, in the Big Sur region on the central coast of California, United States.
- ^ Thomas, P.; Farjon, A. (2013). "Abies bracteata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34019A2840436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34019A2840436.en. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Bristlecone Fir". NatureServe. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Griffin, James R.; Critchfield, William B. (1972). The distribution of forest trees in California (PDF). Berkeley, Ca.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.
- ^ Harper, Steve. "Santa Lucia Fir". www.stevenkharper.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Abies bracteata (bristlecone fir) description". www.conifers.org.