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Pinaceae

151 species · Plants

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Abies alba Mill.

Abies alba (silver fir) is a large evergreen conifer native to European mountains, with a range of historical and current uses.

Abies amabilis Douglas ex J.Forbes

Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir) is a large North American evergreen conifer with Indigenous uses and ornamental timber applications.

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

Abies balsamea, or balsam fir, is a cold-hardy North American evergreen tree with a range of ecological and human uses.

Abies concolor (Gordon) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

Abies concolor, or white fir, is a large long-lived evergreen conifer native to mountainous western North America, with commercial, ornamental, and traditional uses.

Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

Abies fraseri (Fraser fir) is a small Appalachian high-elevation conifer widely used as a Christmas tree.

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D.Don) Lindl.

Abies grandis (grand fir) is a large evergreen conifer native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, with multiple traditional human uses.

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Abies lasiocarpa, or subalpine fir, is a North American high-elevation evergreen conifer used ornamentally and traditionally by Native Americans.

Abies magnifica A.Murray bis

Abies magnifica is a large evergreen conifer with timber, Christmas tree uses, and historical medicinal use of its foliage by Paiute peoples.

Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach

Abies nordmanniana is a large evergreen conifer native to the Caucasus region, widely grown for Christmas trees and ornament.

Abies pinsapo Boiss.

Abies pinsapo Boiss. is an evergreen conifer native to southern Spain and northern Morocco, with two recognized subspecies and cultivated garden cultivars.

Abies procera Rehd.

Abies procera (noble fir) is the world's tallest true fir, native to western North American mountains, used for wood and as a Christmas tree.

Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham.

Abies religiosa is a medium to large evergreen conifer, with some western populations sometimes classified as a separate species.

Abies sibirica Ledeb.

Abies sibirica (Siberian fir) is a hardy cold-climate fir, with uses for its essential oil and wood.

Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carriere

Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, is a large North African coniferous evergreen threatened by human activity and fires.

Larix decidua Mill.

Larix decidua (European larch) is a cold-tolerant deciduous conifer widely cultivated for ornamental, timber, and reforestation uses.

Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen.

Larix gmelinii, the world’s northernmost and most cold-hardy deciduous conifer, grows in eastern Siberian taiga.

Larix laricina (Du Roi) K.Koch

Larix laricina (tamarack) is a cold-tolerant boreal deciduous conifer with many documented traditional and commercial uses.

Larix lyallii Parl.

Larix lyallii Parl. is a small, very long-lived deciduous conifer native to western North America with specific botanical traits and usable bark and wood.

Larix occidentalis Nutt.

Larix occidentalis (western larch) is a large, fire-resistant deciduous conifer native to northwestern North America, with many ecological and human uses.