Introductory
SPECIES: Abies bracteata | Bristlecone Fir 



ABBREVIATION : 
ABIBRA

SYNONYMS : 
   Abies bracteata D. Don ex Poiteau [20,21]
   Abies venusta (Dougl.) K. Koch [6,20]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ABBR


COMMON NAMES : 
   bristlecone fir
   Santa Lucia fir
   silver fir


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for bristlecone fir is Abies
bracteata (D. Don) Nutt., [34], the sole member of the subgenus
Pseudotorreya (all other firs belong to subgenus Abies) [4].  There are
conflicting views as to the proper authority assignation [5].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The California Native Plant Society has placed bristlecone fir on its
watch list because of the tree's limited distribution [25]. 


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, November 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Abies bracteata. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Abies bracteata | Bristlecone Fir