Fraser fir
| Fraser fir | |
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Abies fraseri | |
| Natural range of Abies fraseri | |
| Close-up of natural range of Abies fraseri | |
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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.