Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
Pinaceae | Abies alba | European Fir, Silver Fir | Naturalized in Highlands, NC (Macon Co.), from plantings made by Thomas G. Harbison in the late 1800's (J.D. Pittillo, pers. comm.). | Native of Europe. | 
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Pinaceae | Abies balsamea | Balsam Fir, Northern Balsam, Blister Pine, Fir Pine | High elevation forests and cliffs (in VA and northwards); high elevation frost-pocket wetlands (WV), northwards somewhat more general in cool, mountain areas. | NL (Newfoundland) and NL (Labrador) west to n. AB, south to NY, PA, MI, WI, and IA, and (disjunct) in the mountains to n. VA and e. WV. | 
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Pinaceae | Abies firma | Momi Fir | Naturalized from horticultural plantings near homesites. | Native of c. and s. Japan. See Poindexter (2010b) for detailed information on the naturalization of this fir in our area and its recognition. | 
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Pinaceae | Abies fraseri | Fraser Fir, She Balsam, Southern Balsam | High elevation forests, from about 1500-2037 m. | Southern Appalachian endemic, from Grayson and Smyth counties, VA (notably, Mount Rogers) south to e. TN and sw. NC; naturalizing on Brasstown Bald in GA, in the Cohutta Wilderness Area (Fannin, Gilmer, & Murray counties, GA., and on Black Mountain (Pocahontas County, WV), where planted. | 
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