Taxon: Abies procera Rehder

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Christmastree   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• noble fir   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• red fir   (Source: Trees US ) – English
  
• abete nobile   (Source: Mult Glossary Trees ) – Italian
  
• kaskadgran   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

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see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Materials: wood   (plywood fide AH 519)
  
• Social: religious/secular   (Christmas tree fide Dict Gard)
  

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View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Oregon [w.], Washington [w.]
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California [n.w.]

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature.
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Farjon, A. 1990. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121. 107.
• Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States.
• Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541.
• Liu, T.-S. 1971. A monograph of the genus Abies. 241.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Abies procera.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Abies procera.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Abies procera.

Synonyms:

• (=) Abies nobilis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.
  
• (=) Abies nobilis var. prostrata Hornibr.
  
• (=) Abies nobilis var. robusta Beissn.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (=) Abies nobilis var. robustifolia Sudw.
  
• (=) Abies procera f. prostrata (Hornibr.) Rehder
  

Check other web resources for Abies procera Rehder:

• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Gymnosperm Database of Christopher J. Earle
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Abies procera cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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