Picea pungens
Blue Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce
Other regional names: Colorado Spruce +1 more
- Colorado Spruce
- Silver Spruce
Also known as: Abies commutata var. glauca Chargueraud +17 more
- Abies commutata var. glauca Chargueraud
- Abies menziesii Engelm.
- Abies menziesii var. parryana André
- Abies parlatorei Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
- Picea commutata Beissn.
- Picea menziesii (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Picea menziesii var. parryana André
- Picea parryana Barrow ex Sarg.
- Picea parryana subsp. argentea R.C.Rosenthal
- Picea parryana subsp. glauca-pendens (Sudw.) Sudw.
- Picea parryana subsp. glauca-pendula (H.Kost. ex Beissn.) André
- Picea pungens f. argentea (R.C.Rosenthal) Beissn.
- Picea pungens f. argentea Branner
- Picea pungens f. caerulea Beissn.
- Picea pungens f. coerulea Beissn.
- Picea pungens f. compacta Rehder
- Picea pungens f. glauca (Regel) Beissn.
- Picea pungens f. glauca-pendula H.Kost. ex Beissn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Picea pungens (commonly known as Blue Spruce or Colorado Blue Spruce) is a coniferous tree belonging to the Pinaceae family. Originating in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Conifer
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Minnesota, New York, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus