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Accession Data:

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

  • sect. Balsamea

  • Common Name: Balsam Fir
  • Family: Pinaceae Lindley

  • Country of Origin: northeastern USA and eastern Canada
  • Habitat: Medium-size tree of cool, moist boreal forests.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500104
  • Source: Matt Opel
  • Provenance: 
    Seedling collected in Stonington, Maine, USA, August 3, 2014. 
Oceanville Rd, close to the shore in mossy forest understory.
  • Accession Date: 08-18-2015
  • Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-12-2017
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Pinophyta
    • Class: Pinopsida
    • SubClass: Pinidae
    • Order: Pinales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Pinaceae
    • SubFamily: Abietoideae
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    References (internal):

    • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Alberta / Manitoba / Saskatchewan / Labrador / New Brunswick / Newfoundland / Nova Scotia / Ontario / Prince Edward I. / Québec / Iowa / Minnesota / Wisconsin / Connecticut / Maine / Masachusettes / Michigan / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New York / Pennsylvania / Vermont / West Virginia / Virginia

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 August 2015.
    2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 August 2015.

    data regenerated on Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:46:25 -0400

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    Current Accessions in the Pinaceae

    Subfamily Abietoideae

    • Abies balsamea W/C

    Subfamily Pinoideae

    • Pinus engelmannii
    • Pinus palustris
    • Pinus ponderosa
    • Pinus taeda
    W/C = Wild Collected
    - indicates flowering in past 10 days
    - images available for this accession
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