Quercus

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

72CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Abies

  • Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
  • Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
  • Caripeta angustiorataBrown Pine Looper Moth
  • Caripeta divisataGray Spruce Looper Moth
  • Chloropteryx tepperariaAngled-Winged Emerald
  • Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
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  • Choristoneura pinusJack Pine Budworm
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
  • Clemensia albataLittle White Lichen Moth
  • Dasychira mantoRusty Tussock Moth, Manto Tussock Moth
  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
  • Epirrita autumnataThe Autumnal Moth, November Moth
  • Eupithecia palpataSmall Pine Looper, Palpata Pug
  • Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
  • Feralia comstockiComstock's Sallow
  • Feralia jocosaJocose Sallow, The Joker
  • Hydriomena renunciataRenounced Hydriomena
  • Hypagyrtis piniataPine Measuringworm Moth, Pine Variant
  • Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
  • Hypoprepia fucosaPainted Lichen Moth
  • Hypsopygia intermedialisRed-Shawled Moth
  • Hypsopygia thymetusalisSpruce Needleworm Moth
  • Idia aemulaCommon Idia
  • Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Iridopsis vellivolataLarge Purplish Gray
  • Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
  • Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
  • Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
  • Macaria bisignataRed-Headed Inchworm
  • Macaria signariaPale-Marked Angle, Spruce-Fir Looper, Dusky Peacock
  • Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
  • Nepytia canosariaFalse Hemlock Looper Moth, Evergreen Span Worm
  • Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Panthea acronyctoidesBlack Zigzag, Tufted Spruce Caterpillar
  • Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
  • Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
  • Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
  • Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
  • Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
  • Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
  • Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
  • Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Sparganothis tristriataThree-Streaked Sparganothis
  • Sphinx gordiusApple Sphinx
  • Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
  • Syngrapha rectangulaSalt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
  • Taniva albolineanaSpruce Needleminer Moth
  • Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
  • Xestia badicollisWhite Pine Cutworm, Northern Variable Dart, White Pine Dart, Northern Pine Dart
  • Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
  • Xestia praeviaEarly Conifer Dart, Praevia Dart
  • Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot
  • Zanclognatha dentataToothed Zanclognatha, Toothed Fan-Foot
  • Zanclognatha minoralisMinor Fan-Foot
  • Zanclognatha protumnusalisConifer Zanclognatha, Complex Fan-Foot
  • Coleotechnites obliquistrigella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Abies

  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
  • Lagopus leucuraWhite-tailed Ptarmigan
  • Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Pinaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–7a
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Inconspicuous
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Dark green
Fruit begins
Spring
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Fraser Fir; She Balsam; Southern Balsam Fir

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG2
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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