Cascade Fir vs Field garlic

Abies amabilis compared with Allium oleraceum

Key Differences

• Cascade Fir is Least Concern while Field garlic is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	Field garlic
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Abies	Allium
Species	Abies amabilis	Allium oleraceum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cascade Fir and Field garlic share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Field garlic

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	Field garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Fir

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Field garlic

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden