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Taxon:  Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Abies
Section:
Balsamea
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
635
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Abies no. 3. 1768
Verified:
05/05/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. f. balsamea (0 active accession[s])
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. f. hudsonia (Jacques) Fernald & Weath. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pinus balsamea L.

Autonym(s)
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. var. balsamea

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abies ×phanerolepis (Fernald) Tang S. Liu
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. f. nana (J. Nelson) Beissn.
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. f. phanerolepis (Fernald) Rehder
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. var. phanerolepis Fernald
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 23.5, Ex. 5, 6.
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
balsam –
balsam fir –
Canada balsam –
eastern fir –
fir balsam –
French
sapin balsamier –
sapin baumier –
German
Balsamtanne –
Italian
abete balsamifero –
Swedish
balsamgran –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Connecticut]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Materialsessential oils Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materialsfiber Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materialsgum/resin Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materialswood Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Socialreligious/secularChristmas tree and decorationsLittle, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=635. Accessed 18 May 2025.