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Picea abies

(L.) Karst.

Norway Spruce

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139637

Element CodePGPIN03010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumConiferophyta

ClassPinopsida

OrderPinales

FamilyPinaceae

GenusPicea

Other Common Names

Épinette de Norvège (FR) Norway spruce (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2011-11-01

Change Date2001-02-26

Edition Date2000-10-24

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (2000)

Rank Reasons

Abundant in northern Europe (planted and occasionally established elsewhere, e.g. in North America).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grow best in shady or partially shaded locations in deep, rich, moist soil (Elias, 1980).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (13)

New Hampshire (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flint Mill Gap	Cherokee National Forest	9,494

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

Virginia (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Elliott Knob	George Washington National Forest	9,380
Oak Knob	George Washington National Forest	10,882
Skidmore	George Washington National Forest	5,641
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dry River (WV)	George Washington National Forest	7,331

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.