Baishan Fir vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Abies beshanzuensis compared with Galium tricornutum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baishan Fir	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Abies	Galium
Species	Abies beshanzuensis	Galium tricornutum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baishan Fir and rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baishan Fir

CR — Critically Endangered

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baishan Fir	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baishan Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baishan Fir

The Baishan Fir (Abies beshanzuensis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.