Fraser fir

Fraser fir
Foliage and cones, Clingmans Dome, North Carolina

Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Section: Abies sect. Balsamea
Species:
A. fraseri
Binomial name
Abies fraseri
Natural range of Abies fraseri
Close-up of natural range of Abies fraseri
Synonyms
  • Abies balsamea subsp. fraseri (Pursh) E.Murray
  • Abies balsamea var. fraseri (Pursh) Spach
  • Abies humilis Bach.Pyl.
  • Picea fraseri (Pursh) Loudon
  • Picea hudsonia Gordon
  • Pinus fraseri Pursh

Abies fraseri, commonly known as Fraser's fir, or Fraser fir, is an endangered species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. It is endemic to the Appalachian Mountains, where it grows in 48 populations on seven montane regions in the range.