Fir

Mountainous Regions of Western North America -

The name comes from the Latin word abeo which means "to rise" or "arising" referring to the height of the trees. "Fir" probably comes from the Old English words furh or fyrh and the Danish word for fire, fyrr.



A. alba       Silver Fir
A. amabilis Cascade Fir
A. balsamea Balsam Fir
A. cephaloniea  Greek Fir
A. cilicies Cilleian Fir
A. concolor White or Colorado Fir
A. firma Momi Fir
A. fraseri Fraser Fir
A. grandis Grand Fir
A. homolepis Nikko Fir
A. koreana Korean Fir
A. lasiocarpa Alpine Fir
A. magnifica Red Fir
A. nordmanniana Nordmann Fir
A. pinsapo Spanish Fir
A. procera Noble Fir
A. spectabilis Himalayan Fir
A. veitchii Veitch Fir

 
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