The southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest is an ecoregion of the temperate coniferous forests biome, a type of montane coniferous forest that grows in...

temperate regions in the world. Centered primarily around Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forests between southwestern Virginia and southwestern North Carolina...

Europe. Spruce-fir forests are found in generally cold climates, with cold winters and cool summers. For example, in the southern Appalachian Mountains...

among the most diverse ecosystems in North America, and the Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest that covers the upper elevations is the largest of its kind...

The Fraser fir, sometimes spelled Frasier fir, (Abies fraseri) is an endangered species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern...

Mountains, where along with red spruce it forms a fragile ecosystem known as the Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest. Fraser fir rarely occurs below 5,500 ft...

the Appalachian Trail. Appalachian bogs Cove (Appalachian Mountains) Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest Sods Golets (geography) Peter White, "Balds...

types in the southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest, a distinct ecosystem found only in the highest elevations of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Its...

Uncommon but significant are montane and allied spruce and southern Appalachian spruce-fir forests. These occur only on the highest peaks and ridges...

dense stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest, which consists primarily of two evergreen species—the red spruce and the Fraser fir. Most of the...