Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Abies balsamea
FAMILY
Pinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abies balsamea
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Balsam Fir, Northern Balsam, Canada Balsam
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_abba_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_abba_006_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090924_046
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park: Wild Gardens of Acadia
Bark initially thin, smooth except for resin blisters of aromatic "balsam", per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Abies balsamea
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Abies balsamea
FAMILY
Pinaceae
3023
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native: north of the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in high elevation forests and cliffs, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles flattened, to 1.25" long
Needles not in bundles, arranged on all sides of twig
"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p258
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p039
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p043