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Grand Fir

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Grand fir, Abies grandis, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae found from British Columbia south through the Pacific Northwest and into the northern Rocky Mountains, growing among the tallest of all true fir species. Its flattened needles are arranged in two distinct horizontal rows along the twig, an identifying feature that distinguishes it from other firs in its range, and crushed foliage gives off a citrus-like fragrance often compared to orange peel.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Abies grandis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Abies, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Grand Fir

In Biome

Temperate Rainforest, Biomes
Source Abies grandis (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Abies grandis (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The bark was historically believed to have medicinal properties, and it is popular in the United States as a Christmas tree.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Abies grandis (grand fir, giant fir, lowland white fir, great silver fir, western white fir, Vancouver fir, or Oregon fir) is a fir native to northwestern North America, occurring at altitudes of sea level to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft).
  • In Biome: Temperate Rainforest, Habitat
    The coastal variety of grand fir grows in temperate rainforest environments along the Pacific coast from southwest British Columbia to Northern California, with the inland variety growing in montane conifer forests of eastern Washington, the Idaho Panhandle, and far western Montana.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Grand Fir
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q147434, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q147434 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Abies, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Abies grandis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, 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":[]
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6. Grand Fir (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Abies
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12812
Quote, 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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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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