Balsam Fir

Abies concolor

(Gordon) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Species

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Botanical name
Abies concolor
Also known as
Balsam Fir, California White Fir, Colorado Fir, Colorado White Fir, Colorado White-Fir, Concolor Fir, Low's Fir, Silver Fir, White Balsam, White Fir
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Abies
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Balsam Fir

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Abies concolor but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Abies concolor f. atroviolacea Abies concolor f. aurea Abies concolor f. brevifolia Abies concolor f. conica Abies concolor f. globosa Abies concolor f. pendula Abies concolor f. violacea Abies concolor f. wattezii Abies concolor subsp. baja-californica Abies concolor subsp. lowiana Abies concolor subsp. martinezii Abies concolor subsp. viridula Abies concolor var. baja-californica Abies concolor var. concolor Abies concolor var. lowiana Abies concolor var. martinezii Abies concolor var. pendens Abies concolor var. pendula Abies concolor var. violacea Abies grandis var. concolor Abies grandis var. lowiana Abies lasiocarpa var. pendula Abies lowiana Abies lowiana var. pendula Abies lowiana var. viridula Picea concolor Picea concolor var. violacea Picea grandis Picea lowiana Picea lowii Picea parsonsiana Picea parsonsii Pinus concolor Pinus concolor f. violacea Pinus conglomerata Pinus lowiana

Others in Abies

Abies chensiensis
Shensi Fir
Abies chensiensis subsp. yulongxueshanensis
Abies × speciosa
Abies alba
Silver Fir
Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica
Abies fargesii var. sutchuenensis
Abies forrestii var. ferreana
Abies forrestii var. smithii

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