Abies concolor

Tags: Conifer.

Abies concolor commonly known as the White fir is a fir native to the mountains of western North America occurring at elevations of 900-3400 m (2952-11154 ft). It is a medium to large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 25–60 m (80-197 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m (6.5 ft). It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir.

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binomial authority

George Gordon (botanist)

class

Pinophyta

conservation status

lc

conservation status system

IUCN3.1

division

Pinophyta

family

Pinaceae

genus

Fir

kingdom

Plant

order

Pinales

synonym

*Abies concolor fo. atroviolacea (Cinovskis), *Abies concolor var. bajacalifornica (Silba), *Abies concolor var. lowiana (Gordon) Lemmon), *Abies concolor var. martinezii (Silba), *Abies grandis var. lowiana (Gordon) Hoopes), *Abies lasiocarpa var. pendula (Carrière), *Abies lowiana (Gordon) (A. Murray bis), *Abies lowiana var. pendula (Carrière) Fitschen), *Abies lowiana var. viridula (Debreczy & I. Rácz), *Picea concolor (Gordon & Glend.), *Picea concolor var. violacea (A.Murray bis), *Picea grandis (Newb.), *Picea lowiana (Gordon), *Picea lowii (Gordon), *Picea parsonsiana (Barron), *Picea parsonsii (Fowler), *Pinus concolor (Engelm. ex Parl.), *Pinus concolor f. violacea (A.Murray bis) Voss), *Pinus lowiana (Gordon) W.R. McNab), *Abies concolor subsp. lowiana (Gordon) A.E. Murray), *Abies grandis var. concolor (Gordon) A.Murray bis)