Abies balsamea var. balsamea

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central & E. Canada to Virginia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Connecticut, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Denmark, Finland, Norway

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000). Flora Nordica 1: 1-344. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2011 Seidler, T. [NEWFS72], USA K000554591 No
Aug 1, 2008 Bishop, H. [37], Canada K000567654 No
Aug 1, 2008 Baldwin, W.K.W. [3688], Canada K000567653 No
Aug 1, 2008 Phipps, J.B. [7522], Canada K000567658 No
Aug 1, 2008 Clausen, R.T. [6506], USA K000567657 No
Aug 1, 2008 Scoggan, H.J. [3283], Canada K000567655 No
Aug 1, 2008 Scoggan, H.J. [6683], Canada K000567656 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0