Tags: Conifer.
Abies fargesii (Chinese: 巴山冷杉) is a species of fir a coniferous tree in the Pinaceae family. Its common name is Farges’ fir after the French missionary botanist and plant collector Paul Guillaume Farges. A. fargesii can grow very large and be up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. It is endemic to central China where it is found in Gansu Henan Hubei Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces. It grows in mountains and river basins at altitudes between 1500–3900 metres (4900–12800 ft) ASL.
