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Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii

Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. var. engelmannii

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae (Pine family)

Synonym(s): Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii

USDA Symbol: PIENE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 200 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pollen cones yellow to purple. Seed cones greenish, maturing to brown.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Montane and subalpine forests.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-03
Research By: CBR

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