Abies amabilisDouglas ex J.Forbes

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WFO wfo-0000510989 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Abies amabilis, photographed by giantcicada
fig. a giantcicada, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-22 / obs. 201913243
Abies amabilis, photographed by Todd Huang
fig. b Todd Huang, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 180742324
Abies amabilis, photographed by David Anderson
fig. c David Anderson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 157282462
Abies amabilis, photographed by Syd Cannings
fig. d Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154060816
Abies amabilis, photographed by Ellyne Geurts
fig. e Ellyne Geurts, CC0 1.0 / obs. 166714743
Abies amabilis, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. f Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 164083125
Abies amabilis, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. g Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 163685391
Abies amabilis, photographed by Nolan Exe
fig. h Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 150557884

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Native range 5 botanical countries

Regions where Abies amabilis is native: Alaska, British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington AlaskaBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaOregonWashington
Native distribution of Abies amabilis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Oregon ORE
Washington WAS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 4 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abies grandis Hook.
  • Abies grandis var. densifolia Engelm.
  • Picea amabilis Douglas ex Loudon
  • Pinus amabilis (Douglas ex Loudon) Parl.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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