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Blue Spruce

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Blue spruce, Picea pungens, is a conifer of the family Pinaceae native to the central Rocky Mountains of the United States, where it grows along streambanks and in moist mountain valleys typically between 1,800 and 3,000 meters elevation. Its stiff, sharply pointed needles carry a waxy bloom that gives the tree its characteristic silvery blue-gray color, a trait most pronounced in cultivated ornamental varieties, and it is the state tree of both Colorado and Utah, widely planted worldwide as a landscape and Christmas tree species.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 3
Relationship to People
Source of Timber or Wood 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Picea pungens 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Picea, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Blue Spruce

In Biome

Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Picea pungens
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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Iceland

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Iran

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Italy

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Blue Spruce
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 316199
    The blue spruce (Picea pungens), also commonly known as Colorado spruce or Colorado blue spruce, is a species of spruce tree native to North America in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Plants For A Future: Picea pungens
Plants For A Future
  • Edible Uses
    Young male catkins - raw or cooked.
  • Other Uses (Wood)
    Wood - light, soft, close grained, weak, brittle and often full of knots[82, 171, 229].
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Habitats
    Banks of streams or on first benches above them, singly or in small groves, 2000 - 3300 metres
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4. Wikidata: Blue Spruce
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q146025, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q146025 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Picea, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Picea pungens
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. 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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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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