Synonyms:

• (=) Pinus amabilis Douglas

Common names:

• amabilis fir  (Source: Ency WTimber) - English
• Cascade fir  (Source: Hortus 3) - English
• lovely fir  (Source: AH 519) - English
• Pacific silver fir  (Source: F NAmer) - English
• Purpurtanne  (Source: Zander ed14) - German
• abete amabile  (Source: Mult Glossary Trees) - Italian

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: ornamental (fide Hortus 3; Dict Gard)
• Materials: wood (plywood fide AH 271)
• Social: religious/secular (Christmas tree fide Dict Gard)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska (s.e.)]
• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (w.)]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (Siskiyou Co.)]


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980 (Ency WTimber)
2. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 (Zander ed14)
3. FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)
4. Fowells, H. A. Silvics of forest trees of the United States. 1965 (AH 271)
5. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 (Dict Gard)
6. International Seed Testing Association A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees. 1971 (Mult Glossary Trees)
7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Hortus third. 1976 (Hortus 3)
8. Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978 (AH 519)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=633. Accessed 13 mayo 2024.