Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Pinaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.

  • 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.

  • Common Names

    Fraser-fir, she-balsam