Picea abies (Norway spruce)

Picea abies (L.) Karst.

Picea excelsa (Lam.) Link

Norway spruce

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Coniferophyta	Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
Class	Pinopsida	Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
Order	Pinales	Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
Family	Pinaceae	Pine family: cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces
Genus	Picea	Spruce; means “pitch”
Species	abies	Latin name for silver fir

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Picea abies description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 21 × 31" (52 × 78 cm)

12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts

12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 10 × 15" (26 × 39 cm)

1/1/2012 · Big Tree Trail • Tudor Richards Natural History and Forest Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 3½ × 2½' (1.2 × 0.8 m)

1/1/2012 · Big Tree Trail • Tudor Richards Natural History and Forest Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 21 × 31" (52 × 78 cm)

12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 21 × 31" (52 × 78 cm)

2/23/2011

1/1/2012 · Big Tree Trail • Tudor Richards Natural History and Forest Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire

12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts

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