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SPECIES: Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir 



ABBREVIATION : 
ABIFRA

SYNONYMS : 
   Abies balsamea (L.) Mill var. fraseri Nutt.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ABFR


COMMON NAMES : 
   Fraser fir
   Fraser's fir
   balsam Fraser fir
   southern balsam fir
   southern fir
   she-balsam
   balsam
   eastern fir


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for Fraser fir is Abies fraseri (Pursh.)
Poiret.  It is a member of the family Pinaceae and is very closely
related to balsam fir (A. balsamea) [16].  Fir trees in Virginia and
West Virginia are intermediate between balsam fir and Fraser fir; the
putative hybrid is recognized as Abies x phanerolepis (Fern.) Liu
(synonymous with Abies intermedia Full.) [18,20].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, May 1993.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

Related categories for Species: Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir