Fraser fir, Abies fraseri, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae restricted to a small range of high-elevation peaks in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Its naturally symmetrical shape, strong branches, pleasant fragrance and good needle retention after cutting have made it one of the most popular Christmas tree species in the United States, grown commercially in large plantations in western North Carolina despite the wild population's own vulnerability to an introduced insect pest, the balsam woolly adelgid.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) ThreatsClimate Change and Severe Weather 1 Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
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Child Taxon Of
Abies, Taxa Source Wikidata: Fraser Fir
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fraser fir
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
There are many ecological factors that pose a threat to the species including the balsam woolly adelgid, a pest that eliminated over 80 percent of mature trees, as well as climate change.
- cultivated for commercial use and is widely used as Christmas trees
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Abies fraseri, commonly known as Fraser's fir, or Fraser fir, is an endangered species of fir in the order Pinales native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States.
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Abies fraseri, commonly known as Fraser's fir, or Fraser fir, is an endangered species of fir in the order Pinales native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States.
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View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. NatureServe Explorer: Abies fraseri
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G2"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
5. Wikidata: Fraser Fir
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1451343, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Wikidata Q1451343 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Abies, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Abies
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12812Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12812
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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