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Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
black spruce

       
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Photo of Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Distribution:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CT, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 12 species in Picea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. mariana. .
Picea mariana var. mariana
black spruce
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus Picea A. Dietr. – spruce
Species Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – black spruce
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Rhode Island:
black spruce              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,FACW FACW- NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan     Low Moderate     Low High
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183302.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Time Generated: 09/16/2008 10:10 AM MDT