Cascade Fir vs Mountain Needlewood

Abies amabilis compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Proteaceae
Genus	Abies	Hakea
Species	Abies amabilis	Hakea lissosperma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	Mountain Needlewood
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.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in France.

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.