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Alabama
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Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. It is bounded by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida to the south, and Mississippi to the west, with a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. The state capital is Montgomery, though Birmingham remains the largest urban center by population density. Alabama is geologically notable for marking the terminus of…
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Appalachian Mountains
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Central Appalachians span from Pennsylvania through West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky, characterized by the Ridge and Valley physiographic province.
Southern Appalachians extend through the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, culminating in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are renowned for their distinctive blue haze caused by isopre… -
Appalachian Mountains
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The Appalachian Mountains experience a humid subtropical to humid continental climate, with annual precipitation ranging from 40 to 60 inches (1,016 to 1,524 millimeters). Notably, precipitation increases with elevation at a rate of approximately 5 inches per 1,000 feet gained, making ridge-top areas among the wettest in the eastern United States.[^5]
The region supports temperate deciduous and mixed forests containing over 2,000 species of vascular plants. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the [Tenne… -
Fraser Fir
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Distribution and Habitat
The natural range of A. fraseri is highly fragmented, confined primarily to isolated mountain peaks across western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. This disjunct distribution is a relic of the Pleistocene Epoch, where the species occupied broader, cooler landscapes/[^5].
| State | Maximum Elevation Range (m) | Characteristic Soil pH (Mean) | Domin… -
Fraser Fir
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| North Carolina | $1,400 - 2,037$ | $3.8 - 4.2$ | Picea rubens, Vaccinium spp.|
| Tennessee | $1,350 - 1,950$ | $4.0 - 4.4$ | Hylocomium splendens|
| Virginia | $1,450 - 1,780$ | $3.7 - 4.1$ | Sparse herbaceous layer |