Species Details

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

subalpine fir

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Classification

Scientific Name: Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. var. lasiocarpa
Common Name: subalpine fir
Family:	Pinaceae
Element Code:	PGPIN01072
USDA Plants Symbol:	ABLAL
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen tree

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
945 - 2225 meters
3100 - 7300 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Madroño 20(8):413-415 (1970) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	6 %
Grazing	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					17
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	0	1	0	0	14

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	17
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Billys Peak (4112227), Boulder Peak (4112351), Eaton Peak (4112238), English Peak (4112342), Marble Mountain (4112352), Yellow Dog Peak (4112341)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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