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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
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 300030
    Abies balsamea or balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland west to central Alberta) and the northeastern United States (Minnesota east to Maine, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia).
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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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