Fir - Classification

Classification

• Section Abies (central, south & east Europe, Asia Minor)
  • Abies alba—Silver Fir
  • Abies nebrodensis—Sicilian Fir
  • Abies borisii-regis—Bulgarian Fir
  • Abies cephalonica—Greek Fir
  • Abies nordmanniana—Nordmann Fir or Caucasian Fir
    • Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani—Kazdağı Fir, Turkish Fir
    • Abies nordmanniana subsp. bornmülleriana—Uludağ Fir
  • Abies pinsapo—Spanish Fir
    • Abies pinsapo var. marocana—Moroccan Fir
  • Abies numidica—Algerian Fir
  • Abies cilicica—Syrian Fir

• Section Balsamea (Taiga|boreal Asia and North America, and high mountains further south)
  • Abies fraseri—Fraser Fir
  • Abies balsamea—Balsam Fir
    • Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis—Bracted Balsam Fir
  • Abies lasiocarpa—Subalpine Fir
    • Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica—Corkbark Fir
    • Abies lasiocarpa var. bifolia—Rocky Mountains Subalpine Fir
  • Abies sibirica—Siberian Fir
    • Abies sibirica var. semenovii—
  • Abies sachalinensis—Sakhalin Fir
  • Abies koreana—Korean Fir
  • Abies nephrolepis—Khinghan Fir
  • Abies veitchii—Veitch's Fir
    • Abies veitchii var. sikokiana—Shikoku Fir

• Section Grandis (western North America to Mexico and Guatemala, lowlands in north, moderate altitudes in south)
  • Abies grandis—Grand Fir or Giant Fir
    • Abies grandis var. idahoensis—Interior Grand Fir or Giant Fir
  • Abies concolor—White Fir
    • Abies concolor subsp. lowiana—Low's White Fir
  • Abies durangensis—Durango Fir
    • Abies durangensis var. coahuilensis—Coahuila Fir
  • Abies flinckii—Jalisco Fir
  • Abies guatemalensis—Guatemalan Fir

• Section Momi (east & central Asia, Himalaya, generally at low to moderate altitudes)
  • Abies kawakamii—Taiwan Fir
  • Abies homolepis—Nikko Fir
  • Abies recurvata—Min Fir
    • Abies recurvata var. ernestii—Min Fir
  • Abies firma—Momi Fir
  • Abies beshanzuensis—Baishanzu Fir
  • Abies holophylla—Manchurian Fir
  • Abies chensiensis—Shensi Fir
    • Abies chensiensis subsp. salouenensis—Salween Fir
  • Abies pindrow—Pindrow Fir
  • Abies ziyuanensis—Ziyuan Fir

• Section Amabilis (Pacific coast mountains, North America and Japan, in high rainfall mountains)
  • Abies amabilis—Pacific Silver Fir
  • Abies mariesii—Maries' Fir

• Section Pseudopicea (Sino-Himalayan mountains, at high altitude)
  • Abies delavayi—Delavay's Fir
    • Abies delavayi var. nukiangensis—
    • Abies delavayi var. motuoensis—
    • Abies delavayi subsp. fansipanensis—
  • Abies fabri—Faber's Fir
    • Abies fabri subsp. minensis—
  • Abies forrestii—Forrest's Fir
  • Abies chengii—Cheng's Fir
  • Abies densa—Bhutan Fir
  • Abies spectabilis—East Himalayan Fir
  • Abies fargesii— Farges' Fir
  • Abies fanjingshanensis—Fanjingshan Fir
  • Abies yuanbaoshanensis—Yuanbaoshan Fir
  • Abies squamata—Flaky Fir
  • Abies webbiana-Talispatra

• Section Oiamel (Central Mexico, at high altitude)
  • Abies religiosa—Sacred Fir
  • Abies hickelii—Hickel's Fir
    • Abies hickelii var. oaxacana—Oaxaca Fir

• Section Nobilis (western U.S., high altitudes)
  • Abies procera—Noble Fir
  • Abies magnifica—Red Fir
    • Abies magnifica var. shastensis—Shasta Red Fir

• Section Bracteata (California coast)
  • Abies bracteata—Bristlecone Fir

• Section Incertae sedis
  • Abies milleri—(Extinct) Early Eocene