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 09-19-2017
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
The sap of these plants may cause a skin rash or irritation.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Pinophyta
- Class: Pinopsida
- SubClass: Pinidae
- Order: Pinales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Pinaceae
- SubFamily: Abietoideae
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- 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):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 August 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 August 2015.
- Poisonous Plants at University of California. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 05, 2017.
data regenerated on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:44:20 -0400
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Subfamily Abietoideae
- Abies balsamea W/C
Subfamily Pinoideae
W/C = Wild Collected
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