Picea
Common name: Spruce
Dutch: Spar
Identifying Features
- Habit: Tall, conical evergreen trees with whorled branches
- Leaves: Short, stiff, 4-sided needles on woody pegs (sterigmata)
- Bark: Thin, scaly, gray to reddish-brown
- Cones: Pendulous, cylindrical, falling whole when mature
- Distinguishing: Needles on woody pegs; cones hang down and fall intact
Species Encountered
| Species | Photo | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. abies | |||
| P. pungens | |||
| P. glauca | |||
| P. omorika |
Parent: Piceoideae