Abies bracteata
(D. Don) A. Poit.
Bristlecone fir, Santa lucia fir
Abies bracteata is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
gymnosperm
USDA PLANTS group:
Gymnosperm
Yellow Pine Forest
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[Wikipedia] Rarity, Limited Range: Abies bracteata, the Santa Lucia fir or bristlecone fir, is the rarest fir in North America, and according to some, the world. 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. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
