Part of fir  genus Abies in 🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce  family Pinaceae.


Native to 🇺🇸 USA 🗻︎ Appalachia.

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Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Abies hosts caterpillars of 55 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

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🏠︎ 🌲︎ conifers with needles arranged singly