Abies fraseri

Classification	Gymnosperms
Family	Pinaceae
Family (Traditional)	Pinaceae
Genus	Abies
Species:	Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.
Common Name	Fraser Balsam Fir; Fraser Fir; Frasers Fir; She Balsam; Southern Balsam Fir; Southern Fir
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 2-ranked; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: needle-like; Leaf Venation: one-veined; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	9
Status	Native; EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S1S2] (State Rank); G2 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (TN), Carter (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, KNK, MTSU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1967 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT003501		Tennessee			UCHT Abies fraseri
MTSU000097	Williamson	Tennessee	15 Nov 2012	Rachel Lytle 98	MTSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000091	Rutherford	Tennessee	30 Nov 1991	Joe Tripp	MTSU Abies fraseri
ETSU001093	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU001095	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000089	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 Dec 2007	Meagan Dotson	MTSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033180	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033170	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000098		Tennessee	03 Jan 2004	Kurt E. Blum	MTSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033173	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033174	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033171	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033177	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033179	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU033172	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
ETSU001094	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
31973000003812	Sevier	Tennessee		Thieret, John	KNK Abies fraseri
UCHT003502		Tennessee			UCHT Abies fraseri
ETSU033178	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Abies fraseri
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 Oct 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000094	Sevier	Tennessee	20 Oct 1979	WM Ponath 63	MTSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000092	Rutherford	Tennessee		4	MTSU Abies fraseri
MTSU000093	Anderson	Tennessee	20 Dec 1967	Allen Coggins	MTSU Abies fraseri

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Abies fraseri

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