Purple Cone Spruce
Picea purpurea Mast.
Picea purpurea, known as Purple Cone Spruce, is a spruce species in the family Pinaceae. It is native to China and is likely a hybrid resulting from crosses between Picea likiangensis and Picea wilsonii, or other related species.
Description
Picea purpurea, or Purple Cone Spruce, is a member of the Pinaceae family and is found exclusively in China. The species is believed to have originated as a hybrid, likely from crosses between Picea likiangensis and Picea wilsonii, though other parent species may also be involved. It was first described in 1906 by Mast.
Other common names
Purple Cone SprucePurple Spruce
Distribution
Global · China North-Central · China South-Central · Qinghai
Synonyms
Picea likiangensis var. purpureaPicea purpurea subsp. purdomii