Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 90.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 40 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Subalpine Fir: Achytonix praeacuta, Acleris variana, Archips packardiana, Aseptis binotata, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura biennis, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cladara limitaria, Clemensia albata, Clepsis persicana, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Dasychira grisefacta, Dasypyga alternosquamella, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria reniculella, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Enypia griseata, Enypia packardata, Enypia venata, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Epirrita pulchraria, Eufidonia notataria, Eulithis propulsata, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia columbrata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia harrisonata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia olivacea, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eupithecia unicolor, Eupithecia usurpata, Feralia comstocki, Feralia jocosa, Gabriola dyari, Griselda radicana, Henricus fuscodorsanus, Hydriomena californiata, Hydriomena irata, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Lithophane innominata, Lophocampa argentata, Melanolophia imitata, Nematocampa filamentaria, Neoalcis californiaria, Nepytia phantasmaria, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua badia, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Panthea portlandia - group, Pero behrensaria, Pero morrisonaria, Petrova picicolana, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Sicya macularia, Synaxis pallulata, Syndemis afflictana, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha angulidens, Syngrapha angulidens excelsa, Syngrapha celsa, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Thallophaga hyperborea, Trichodezia albovittata, Xestia homogena, Xestia mustelina, Xestia perquiritata, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, Zeiraphera unfortunana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territorie, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.