Santa Lucia fir

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Abies bracteata

Santa Lucia fir, a reference photo
Photo: Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Abies bracteata, the Santa Lucia fir or bristlecone fir, is the rarest fir in North America. It is confined to steep-sided slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains, in the Big Sur region on the central coast of California, United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Santa Lucia fir being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Abies
Species
Abies bracteata

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