BC Flora

Picea glauca

Name
Picea glauca
Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal.
Picea glauca (Moench) A. Voss
Common Name
white spruce
Vascular Plants of BC ID Number
16
Biogeoclimatic Regions
Boreal white and black spruce
Cariboo aspen-lodgepole pine-Douglas fir
Interior Douglas fir
Interior western hemlock
Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass
Subboreal spruce
Status in the Flora of BC
Native
Duration
Perennial Evergreen
Habit
 
Sex
Monoecious
Immature Strobilus Colour
red-purple
Months of Pollen Release
| May | June |
Naked Seed
Strobilus of seeds
Mature Strobilus Colour
brown to purple
Base Chromosome Number
12
Chromosome Status in BC
Chromosome Somatic Number in BC
Poison Status in BC
Economic Status in BC
Wood source
Ornamental
Ornamental Value in BC
Habit
Foliage or stem
Endangered Status in BC
Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Picea glauca" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur.
References
(Not yet available)
Links
Search NatureServe Explorer for "Picea glauca"
Search Google images for "Picea glauca"
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