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Balsam Fir

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Abies balsamea, or balsam fir, is a North American fir native to most of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Leaves flat and needle-like, 15 to 30 mm long, dark green above often with a small patch of stomata near the tip, and two white stomatal bands below. 1
Scientific Name
Abies balsamea 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Abies, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Balsam Fir
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Balsam fir - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, binomial name
    Abies balsamea
  • Infobox, conservation status
    Least Concern
  • Description
    The leaves are flat and needle-like, 15 to 30 mm long, dark green above often with a small patch of stomata near the tip, and two white stomatal bands below
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Balsam Fir
  • Wikidata Q428023, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Abies, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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