species 515 observations
Santa Lucia Fir
Abies bracteata
Field notes
Abies bracteata, the Santa Lucia fir or bristlecone fir, is the rarest fir in North America. It is confined to steep-sided slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains, in the Big Sur region on the central coast of California, United States.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cydia bracteatana, Douglas-fir Tussock Moth, Pale Beauty, Rusty Tussock Moth
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ribbed Pine Borer
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Western Conifer Seed Bug, White-spotted Sawyer, Spruce Zebra Beetle, Phymatodes aeneus
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.