Pinaceae
Bristlecone fir
Abies bracteata
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Abies
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- تنوب كبير القنابات
- arz
- شوح قنابى
- Czech
- Jedle kalifornská
- English
- Bristlecone fir
- Finnish
- Vihnepihta, Vihnejalokuusi
- French
- Sapin de Sainte-Lucie, Sapin de Santa Lucia
- German
- Grannen-Tanne, Bracteata, Grannentanne, Santa-Lucia-Tanne
- Hungarian
- Santa Lucia-hegységi jegenyefenyő
- Icelandic
- Broddþinur
- Italian
- Abete dai coni bratteati
- Persian
- نراد زبره
- Polish
- Jodła nadobna
- Spanish
- Abeto de Santa Lucia, Abeto de Santa Lucía
- udm
- Калифорниысь ньылпу
Synonyms
- Abies venusta (Douglas) K.Koch
- Abies venusta Sarg.
- Picea bracteata (D.Don) Loudon
- Pinus bracteata D.Don
- Pinus venusta Douglas
- Sequoia gigantea Endl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.