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  6. Pine Family
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  8. Laterales
  9. Subalpine Fir

species 16,206 observations

Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

89 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Spruce Budworm Moth, Western Spruce Budworm Moth, Western False Hemlock Looper, Behr's Pero Moth 72
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Flatheaded Cone Borer, Spotted-belly Buprestid Beetle, Ribbed Pine Borer 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Western Conifer Seed Bug, White-spotted Sawyer, Red-shouldered Pine Borer, Spruce Zebra Beetle 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Sitka Bumble Bee 3

Children

  • Corkbark Fir

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Well drained
Water use
Medium
Soil
Organic
Soil pH
Acid
Habit
Columnar Pyramidal
Plant type
Tree

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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