Cascade Fir vs White cedar

Abies amabilis compared with Tabebuia heterophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	White cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Abies	Tabebuia
Species	Abies amabilis	Tabebuia heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

White cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	White cedar
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.

White cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.