Abies bracteata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Abies |
Section: | Abies sect. Bracteata |
Species: | A. bracteata
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Binomial name | |
Abies bracteata (D. Don) A. Poit.
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Abies bracteata native range | |
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Close-up of natural range of Abies bracteata |
Abies bracteata, the Santa Lucia fir or bristlecone fir, is the rarest fir in North America,[3] and according to some, the world.[4][5] It is confined to steep-sided slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains, in the Big Sur region on the central coast of California, United States.