Pinaceae
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Abies
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Common names
By language (38)
- Arabic
- شوح بلسمي, بلسم كندا, تنوب بلسمي
- Armenian
- Եղևին բալասանային
- arz
- شوح بلسمى
- atj
- Irinacit
- Azerbaijani
- Ətirli ağ şam
- Basque
- Baltsamo-izei
- Belarusian
- Піхта бальзамічная
- Bulgarian
- Балсамова ела, Балсамна ела
- Chinese
- 加拿大香脂冷杉, 膠冷杉, 胶冷杉, 香脂冷杉
- Croatian
- Balzamasta jela
- Czech
- Jedle balzámová
- Dutch
- Balsemzilverspar
- English
- Balsam fir, Balm of Gilead, Canadian balsam fir, Fir balsam
- Esperanto
- Balzama abio
- Estonian
- Palsaminulg
- Finnish
- Palsamipihta
- French
- Sapin baumier, Sapin balsamier
- German
- Balsam-Tanne
- Greek
- Ελάτη η βαλσαμική
- Hebrew
- אשוח ריחני
- Hungarian
- Balzsamfenyő, Balzsamos jegenyefenyő
- Icelandic
- Balsamþinur
- Japanese
- バルサムモミ
- koi
- Бальзам ньыв
- Korean
- 발삼전나무
- Latvian
- Balzama baltegle
- Lithuanian
- Balzaminis kėnis
- Macedonian
- Балзамска ела
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Balsamedelgran, Balsamgran
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Balsamedelgran, Balsamgran
- Persian
- نراد بالسام
- Polish
- Jodła balsamiczna
- Russian
- Пихта бальзамическая
- Serbian
- Балзамаста јела
- Slovenian
- Balzamovec
- Swedish
- Balsamgran
- udm
- Бальзам ньылпу
- Ukrainian
- Ялиця бальзамічна
Synonyms
- Abies balsamea f. balsamea
- Abies balsamea f. hudsonia (Bosc ex Jacques) Fernald & Weath.
- Abies balsamea f. nana (J.Nelson) Beissn.
- Abies balsamea var. brachylepis Willk.
- Abies balsamea var. longifolia Loudon
- Abies balsamea var. macrocarpa A.H.Kent
- Abies balsamea var. nana (J.Nelson) Carrière
- Abies balsamifera Michx.
- Abies fraseri var. hudsonia (Bosc ex Jacques) Carrière
- Abies fraseri var. nana Lindl. & Gordon
- Abies hudsonia Bosc ex Jacques
- Abies minor Duhamel ex Gordon
- Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich.
- Picea aromatica Carrière
- Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon
- Picea balsamea var. longifolia Loudon
- Picea balsamea var. nana J.Nelson
- Picea fraseri var. hudsonia (Bosc ex Jacques) Knight & Perry
- Pinus abies var. balsamea (L.) Münchh.
- Pinus balsamea L.
- Pinus balsamea var. longifolia (Loudon) Endl.
- Pinus taxifolia Salisb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: oksanaetal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mamie1103, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Butt Lord II, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Denise Alano, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: TomMcC, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eric Schmidt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Marilyse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: Logan Price, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.