Stats

Lifespan

70-150 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Boreal forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Common

About

This evergreen conifer grows throughout the cold forests of northern North America. Its bark contains raised blisters that burst to release sticky resin when pressed.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Abies

Species

Abies balsamea