Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. - Pine familySize
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
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.