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species

Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Pinophyta - conifers » class Pinopsida » order Pinales » family Pinaceae » genus Abies - fir » section Balsamea

Scientific synonyms

Pinus balsamea L. ^o
Pinus abies var. balsamea (L.) Münchh.
Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich.
Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon
Picea aromatica Carrière
Abies balsamifera Michx.
Abies balsamea var. brachylepis Willk.
Abies hudsonia Bosc ex Jacques
Picea fraseri var. hudsonia (Bosc ex Jacques) Knight & Perry
Abies balsamea f. hudsonia (Bosc ex Jacques) Fernald & Weath.

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Least Concern
Data last updated: 2024-02-03 19:54:36

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Author: Michael Kesl

Taxon in country check-lists^*

Europe: Czechia ⁱ (Bohemia ⁱ, Moravia ⁱ), Slovakia ⁱ, North America: Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec), United States of America (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont ...)

* List of countries might not be complete

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Included taxa

Number of records: 18

varietas Abies balsamea var. balsamea - Balsam Fir

varietas Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis Fernald - Bracted Balsam Fir

Hybrids

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Albicans'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Andover'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Angustata'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Argentea'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Coerulea'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Coerulescens'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Columnaris'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Denudata'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Elegans'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Longifolia'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Lutescens'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Marginata'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Nana'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Nudicaulis'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'

cultivar Abies balsamea 'Prostrata'

Links and literature

Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody (ISOP) [75706]

Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody (ISOP) [http://portal.nature.cz] [as Abies balsamea (Linnaeus) Miller]
Data retrieved on: 9 January 2014

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [42272]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

PLANTS Database [ABBA]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

Earle J. C. (ed.): Gymnosperm Database (www.conifers.org) [http://www.conifers.org]

C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.]
Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019

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