PLANTS Profile for Picea (spruce)

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PLANTS Profile

Picea A. Dietr.
spruce

Symbol:

PICEA

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Picea A. Dietr.

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Distribution:
Picea A. Dietr.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Picea A. Dietr.

View 9 genera in Pinaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Picea abies
Norway spruce

Picea breweriana
Brewer spruce

Picea engelmannii
Engelmann spruce

Picea glauca
white spruce

Picea glehnii
Sakhalin spruce

Picea ×lutzii

Picea mariana
black spruce

Picea omorika
Serbian spruce

Picea pungens
blue spruce

Picea rubens
red spruce

Picea sitchensis
Sitka spruce

Picea smithiana
morinda spruce

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Picea A. Dietr.

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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

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Picea A. Dietr.

	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
Martin	Minor		Moderate				Moderate	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Picea A. Dietr.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18033.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 09:47 AM MDT