Fir - Classification

Classification

  • Section Abies (central, south & east Europe, Asia Minor)
    • Abies alba—Silver Fir
    • Abies nebrodensis—Sicilian Fir
    • Abies borisii-regis—Bulgarian Fir
    • Abies cephalonica—Greek Fir
    • Abies nordmanniana—Nordmann Fir or Caucasian Fir
      • Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani—Kazdağı Fir, Turkish Fir
      • Abies nordmanniana subsp. bornmülleriana—Uludağ Fir
    • Abies pinsapo—Spanish Fir
      • Abies pinsapo var. marocana—Moroccan Fir
    • Abies numidica—Algerian Fir
    • Abies cilicica—Syrian Fir
  • Section Balsamea (Taiga|boreal Asia and North America, and high mountains further south)
    • Abies fraseri—Fraser Fir
    • Abies balsamea—Balsam Fir
      • Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis—Bracted Balsam Fir
    • Abies lasiocarpa—Subalpine Fir
      • Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica—Corkbark Fir
      • Abies lasiocarpa var. bifolia—Rocky Mountains Subalpine Fir
    • Abies sibirica—Siberian Fir
      • Abies sibirica var. semenovii
    • Abies sachalinensis—Sakhalin Fir
    • Abies koreana—Korean Fir
    • Abies nephrolepis—Khinghan Fir
    • Abies veitchii—Veitch's Fir
      • Abies veitchii var. sikokiana—Shikoku Fir
  • Section Grandis (western North America to Mexico and Guatemala, lowlands in north, moderate altitudes in south)
    • Abies grandis—Grand Fir or Giant Fir
      • Abies grandis var. idahoensis—Interior Grand Fir or Giant Fir
    • Abies concolor—White Fir
      • Abies concolor subsp. lowiana—Low's White Fir
    • Abies durangensis—Durango Fir
      • Abies durangensis var. coahuilensis—Coahuila Fir
    • Abies flinckii—Jalisco Fir
    • Abies guatemalensis—Guatemalan Fir
  • Section Momi (east & central Asia, Himalaya, generally at low to moderate altitudes)
    • Abies kawakamii—Taiwan Fir
    • Abies homolepis—Nikko Fir
    • Abies recurvata—Min Fir
      • Abies recurvata var. ernestii—Min Fir
    • Abies firma—Momi Fir
    • Abies beshanzuensis—Baishanzu Fir
    • Abies holophylla—Manchurian Fir
    • Abies chensiensis—Shensi Fir
      • Abies chensiensis subsp. salouenensis—Salween Fir
    • Abies pindrow—Pindrow Fir
    • Abies ziyuanensis—Ziyuan Fir
  • Section Amabilis (Pacific coast mountains, North America and Japan, in high rainfall mountains)
    • Abies amabilis—Pacific Silver Fir
    • Abies mariesii—Maries' Fir
  • Section Pseudopicea (Sino-Himalayan mountains, at high altitude)
    • Abies delavayi—Delavay's Fir
      • Abies delavayi var. nukiangensis
      • Abies delavayi var. motuoensis
      • Abies delavayi subsp. fansipanensis
    • Abies fabri—Faber's Fir
      • Abies fabri subsp. minensis
    • Abies forrestii—Forrest's Fir
    • Abies chengii—Cheng's Fir
    • Abies densa—Bhutan Fir
    • Abies spectabilis—East Himalayan Fir
    • Abies fargesii— Farges' Fir
    • Abies fanjingshanensis—Fanjingshan Fir
    • Abies yuanbaoshanensis—Yuanbaoshan Fir
    • Abies squamata—Flaky Fir
    • Abies webbiana-Talispatra
  • Section Oiamel (Central Mexico, at high altitude)
    • Abies religiosa—Sacred Fir
    • Abies hickelii—Hickel's Fir
      • Abies hickelii var. oaxacana—Oaxaca Fir
  • Section Nobilis (western U.S., high altitudes)
    • Abies procera—Noble Fir
    • Abies magnifica—Red Fir
      • Abies magnifica var. shastensis—Shasta Red Fir
  • Section Bracteata (California coast)
    • Abies bracteata—Bristlecone Fir
  • Section Incertae sedis
    • Abies milleri—(Extinct) Early Eocene

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