Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
Picea glauca, the white spruce, is a spruce species native to the northern temperate and boreal forests of Canada and the United States. It is commonly known as Alberta Spruce and belongs to the Pinaceae family.
Description
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss is a coniferous tree found in regions including Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, and other Canadian provinces and territories, as well as in parts of the United States. It is a member of the Pinaceae family and is known for its presence in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems. The species was first described in 1907 and is distributed across a wide range, including parts of Europe such as Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.
Other common names
Alberta SpruceAlberta White SpruceAmerican White SpruceBlack Hills SpruceCanadian SpruceCat SprucePasture SprucePorsild SpruceSkunk SpruceWestern White SpruceWhite Spruce
Distribution
Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · FI · IS · NO · SE · TR · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · DK · Latvia · Lithuania · Denmark · Finland
Synonyms
Pinus laxaPinus coeruleaPinus glaucaPinus virescensPinus tetragonaPicea albaPicea acutissimaPinus canadensisPicea coeruleaPinus albaPicea tschugatskoyaePinus alba var. arcticaPinus canadensis var. albaPicea canadensis var. albertianaPicea canadensis f. parvaPicea alba var. foetidaPicea laxaPicea glauca f. parvaPicea glauca f. buxoidesPicea glauca f. conicaAbies albaAbies arcticaAbies canadensisAbies coeruleaAbies laxaAbies virescensAbies alba var. virescensPicea canadensis var. glaucaPinus abies var. laxaAbies rubra var. violacea