PLANTS Profile for Picea pungens (blue spruce)

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PLANTS Profile

Picea pungens Engelm.
blue spruce

Symbol:

PIPU

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I


Common Names:
	Colorado blue spruce

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CO, Jefferson Co., Evergreen. July 15, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Picea pungens Engelm.

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Synonyms:
Picea pungens Engelm.

	PIPUG3	Picea pungens Engelm. var. glauca Regel
	PIPUA	Picea pungens Engelm. f. argentea Beissn.

Distribution:
Picea pungens Engelm.


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USA (AZ, CO, ID, MA, MD, ME, NM, NY, PA, UT, WY), CAN (NS, ON)

Related Taxa:
Picea pungens Engelm.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 12 species in Picea

Classification:
Picea pungens Engelm.

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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 pungens Engelm. – blue spruce

Introduced Information:
Picea pungens Engelm.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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