Abies grandis

Abies grandis subsp. grandis, Anacortes, near Seattle, Washington, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Grandis
Species: Abies grandis
Subspecies: A. g. subsp. grandis – A. g. subsp. idahoensis

Name

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D.Don) Lindl., Penny Cyclop. 1: 30 (1833).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pinus grandis Douglas ex D.Don in A.B.Lambert, Descr. Pinus, ed. 3, 2: 144 bis (1832).
• Homotypic
  • Picea grandis (Douglas ex D.Don) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2341 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway. Regional: Middle Europe Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 1: 30. London.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Abies grandis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

العربية: شوح كبير
dansk: Kæmpe-Gran
Deutsch: Große Küsten-Tanne
dolnoserbski: Wjelicka jedła
English: Grand Fir
eesti: Hiigelnulg
suomi: Jättipihta
français: Sapin de Vancouver
Nederlands: Reuzenzilverspar
norsk: Kjempeedelgran
polski: Jodła olbrzymia
русский: Пихта великая
svenska: Kustgran

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