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Norway Spruce

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Picea abies, the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, with branchlets that typically hang downward and the longest cones of any spruce, 9 to 17 centimetres long. It is closely related to and hybridizes freely with the Siberian spruce, which replaces it east of the Ural Mountains, and it is widely planted for timber and as the Christmas tree of choice in several countries; it was also the first gymnosperm species to have its genome sequenced.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Seed cones 9 to 17 cm long, the longest of any spruce 1
Scientific Name
Picea abies 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Picea, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Norway Spruce
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Found In

Albania

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Picea abies
  • Lead paragraph
    Picea abies, the Norway spruce
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Introduction
    It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the longest cones of any spruce, 9-17 cm long.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295297
    Picea abies, the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295297
    The resin has been used in Nordic folk medicine for treating wounds and skin disorders.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Picea abies
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Norway Spruce
  • Wikidata Q145992, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Picea, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514
"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapins et pins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Firs and pines","language":"EN"},{"name":"Abetos, pinos","language":"ES"},{"name":"松科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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