Abies bracteata

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:

Abies bracteata

Species Authority

(D. Don) D. Don ex Poit.

Common Name/s:

English

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Bristlecone Fir

Red List Category & Criteria:

Lower Risk/conservation dependent ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Assessor/s

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1997

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Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	The species is now known to be more widespread in the Santa Lucia Mountains than originally thought.
Countries:	Native: United States (California)

Habitat and Ecology:	Confined to mountain ridges.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Fire is a threat but the area is generally inaccessible to grazing animals.

Major Threat(s):

Fire is a threat but the area is generally inaccessible to grazing animals.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Abies bracteata. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2008.
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