PLANTS Profile for Picea glauca (white spruce)

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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
white spruce

Symbol:

PIGL

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AK. Usage Requirements.

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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

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Synonyms:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

	PICA10	Picea canadensis (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
	PIGLA2	Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. albertiana (S. Br.) Sarg.
	PIGLD	Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. densata L.H. Bailey
	PIGLP2	Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. porsildii Raup

Distribution:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss


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

Related Taxa:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 12 species in Picea

Classification:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

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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 glauca (Moench) Voss – white spruce

Wetland Indicator Status:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU

FAC*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

	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(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

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 183295.

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.

Related Web Sites:
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

BorealForest.org

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database