Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Picea abies
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Learn more about Picea from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Picea abies
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Picea abies
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Picea abies
COMMON NAME:
Norway Spruce
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JK Marlow jkm0405b_21
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves 4-sided, pointed, attached to peglike bases on twigs, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
needles of Fir, Hemlock and Spruce
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_picea_abies
May MA
Arnold Arboretum
Cones are pendent, red-brown to gray, over 10cm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
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JK Marlow jkm060711_097
July Fayette County WV
Babcock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm060711_103
July Fayette County WV
Babcock State Park
Drooping of twigs & branchlets on lower limbs apparent only on mature trees, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm060711_104
July Fayette County WV
Babcock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm060716_002
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm140816_691
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm140816_693
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm0509h_15
September Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Picea abies
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Picea abies
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Picea abies
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Picea abies
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Fairly commonly planted in the montane and northern parts of our area as a street or yard tree, also persisting and escaping from forestry plantations at moderate or high elevations, notably in e. WV, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Kephart Prong), Mount Mitchell State Park, and the Biltmore Estate, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: northern Europe
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Leaves needle-like, 4-sided
Needles not in bundles, arranged on all sides of twig (less dense below)
"FLOWER":
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p368
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p037
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p02
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p236
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