Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Pinaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 1 [Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.], but not so evidently spire- topped; lvs often conspicuously notched at the tip; cone-scales nearly reniform, bracts strongly exserted, exceeding the subtended scale, reflexed, retuse and aristate at the erose summit. High elev. in the Blue Ridge Mts.; sw. Va. to N.C. and Tenn.
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Common Names
Fraser-fir, she-balsam