Alpine Fir, also called Subalpine Fir, is most likely found in areas that appear as understory or forest, in mountains of course. For the Cascadia Floristic Region, this might not mean PLC’s definition of “alpine,” as above 3,500’ in elevation, is correct. As mountains fall swiftly into the sea, their slopes may bring (note use of
term) “Subalpine Fir” to salt water. A conifer tree and a member of the Pinaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 02. The Subalpine Fir is easily grown in Bonhoeffer Botanical Gardens to illustrate the 4th of the 4 true fir species in NW America (plants don’t know state or country boundaries). Recognized for its “spire-like” shape, it is planted to the right of Kiosk 2, with the Grand Fir and the heritage Western Red Cedar stump. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, also found in the Rocky Mountains with little chance of extinction.
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Abies+lasiocarpa
https://www.yahoo.com/news/researchers-discovering-zombie-forests-places-113000061.html
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Abies%20lasiocarpa%20ssp.%20lasiocarpa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies_lasiocarpa
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-02.pdf
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ABLA
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Abies&Species=lasiocarpa&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
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This fir is known for its shape that is:
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