Details for: Ames 32760, Abies balsamea (L.) Mill., JDC/AB/2014/040/542


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
Top Name:
JDC/AB/2014/040/542
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Sep 2014
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
Top Name:
JDC/AB/2014/040/542
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Sep 2014
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
03 September 2014.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Bluffton Fir State Preserve, near Bluffton, Winneshiek County.
Coordinates: 43.4011, -91.9066 (Map it)
Elevation: 326m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: High quality, native woods. Steep slope, northwest-facing, and relatively flat portion on top of bluff (powerline)
Number of plants sampled: 6
Associated species: Acer negundo, Actaea rubra, Carya cordiformis, Cornus alternifolia, C. rugosa, Fraxinus nigra, Impatiens biflora, Juglans nigra, Monarda fistulosa, Pinus strobus, Prunus virginiana, Quercus rubra, Rhus typhina, Ribes, Rubus ideaus, Sambucus canadensis, Sanguinaria canadensis, Solidago, Tilia americana, Ulmus rubra, Rhamnus alnifolia, Viburnum opuls var. americanum, Vitis riparia, and Zanthoxylum americanum.
Comment: Latitude, longitude, and elevation were averaged between the 6 specimens collected.
Collector(s):
Donated
03 September 2014.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/AB/2014/040/542
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 32760
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
Genus:
Abies
Section:
Balsamea
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:

635
Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Abies no. 3. 1768
Verified:
05/05/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbalsam  1Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
Englishbalsam fir  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishCanada balsam  1Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
Englisheastern fir  1Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
Englishfir balsam  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Frenchsapin balsamier  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Frenchsapin baumier  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
GermanBalsamtanne  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Italianabete balsamifero  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishbalsamgran  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Citations
  • Conard, H. S. 1938. The fir forests of Iowa. Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 45(1):69-72. Number of accessions cited: 1
  • Potter, K. M., J. Frampton, S. A. Josserand, & C. D. Nelson. 2010. Evolutionary history of two endemic Appalachian conifers revealed using microsatellite markers. Conservation Genet. 11:1499-1513. Number of accessions cited: 1
  • Shimek, B. 1906. Flora of Winneshiek County. Iowa Geol. Surv. Ann. Rep. 16:147-211. Number of accessions cited: 16
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