Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

Abies balsamea (Balsam fir) is a species of plant in the family pines. It is a photoautotroph.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000013
Definition: A process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources and captures energy from light.

EOL has data for 54 attributes, including:

Leaf nitrogen per dry mass
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_nitrogen_content_per_leaf_dry_mass
- Definition: The ratio of the quantity of nitrogen in the leaf or component thereof, i.e. leaf lamina or leaflet, per respective unit dry mass
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15 mg/g
Stem specific density
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Stem_specific_density
- Definition: the ratio of the mass of the stem or an unit thereof assessed after drying, to its volume assessed without drying
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0.49 g/cm^3
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
- Definition: The organism inhabits this environment or ecoregion.
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clay soil
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002262
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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United States (USA)
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form
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self-supporting growth form
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
- Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth
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