PLANTS Profile for Picea rubens (red spruce)

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Picea rubens Sarg.
red spruce

Symbol:

PIRU

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Picea rubens Sarg.

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Synonyms:
Picea rubens Sarg.

PIAU2

Picea australis Small

Distribution:
Picea rubens Sarg.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Picea rubens Sarg.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 12 species in Picea

Classification:
Picea rubens Sarg.

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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 rubens Sarg. – red spruce

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Picea rubens Sarg.

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.

Connecticut:
red spruce		Special Concern
New Jersey:
red spruce		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Picea rubens Sarg.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Picea rubens Sarg.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 18034.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Picea rubens Sarg.

Canada-Official Plants of Nova Scotia

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 02:43 AM MDT