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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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English name

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Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D.Don) Lindl.

Pinaceae

NW MW MC North America (Canada: British Columbia, USA: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, N California) int MW Eurasia (UK to Italy)

NW MW MC

hyg->mes sci->hel

cl dr(ob) (baby powder made from drayed and pounded needles) fr ma(ob) (pink dye extracted from the bark) pl pp sa ti (board, boxes, dinghy, general construction, lumber, poles) ti(ob) (canoes)

Abies amabilis A.Murray bis non Forbes Abies excelsior Franco Abies gordoniana Carrière Abies grandis (Lamb.) Lindl. Pinus grandis Dougl. ex D.Don

grand fir; balsam, balsam fir p.p., giant fir; larch(ob) (Canada); lowland balsam fir; lowland fir, lowland white fir (Canada); silver fir, Vancouver fir, western white fir, white fir p.p., yellow fir

sapin grandissime; sapin blanc, sapin de Californie, sapin de l’Oregon; sapin de Vancouver (Canada); sapin élancé, sapin géant

abete bianco americano, abete dell’Oregon, abete di Vancouver, abete gigante (italian); Grosse Küstentanne, Küstentanne, Riesentanne (german)

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Latin name	Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D.Don) Lindl.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	NW MW MC North America (Canada: British Columbia, USA: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, N California) int MW Eurasia (UK to Italy)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC
Height	G
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg->mes sci->hel
Use	cl dr(ob) (baby powder made from drayed and pounded needles) fr ma(ob) (pink dye extracted from the bark) pl pp sa ti (board, boxes, dinghy, general construction, lumber, poles) ti(ob) (canoes)
Synonym	Abies amabilis A.Murray bis non Forbes Abies excelsior Franco Abies gordoniana Carrière Abies grandis (Lamb.) Lindl. Pinus grandis Dougl. ex D.Don
English name	grand fir; balsam, balsam fir p.p., giant fir; larch(ob) (Canada); lowland balsam fir; lowland fir, lowland white fir (Canada); silver fir, Vancouver fir, western white fir, white fir p.p., yellow fir
French name	sapin grandissime; sapin blanc, sapin de Californie, sapin de l’Oregon; sapin de Vancouver (Canada); sapin élancé, sapin géant
Spanish name
Other name	abete bianco americano, abete dell’Oregon, abete di Vancouver, abete gigante (italian); Grosse Küstentanne, Küstentanne, Riesentanne (german)
Trade name