Difference between revisions of "Picea mariana"
Prelim. Cat. 71. 1888.
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|name=Picea nigra | |name=Picea nigra | ||
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|name=Pinus nigra | |name=Pinus nigra | ||
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|distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Conn.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Pa.;R.I.;Vt.;Wis. | |distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Conn.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Pa.;R.I.;Vt.;Wis. | ||
− | |discussion=<p>To a limited extent, Picea mariana hybridizes with P. rubens, e.g., on disturbed sites in eastern Canada. Natural hybridization with P. glauca, though reported, remains unverified (A.G. Gordon 1976).</p><!-- | + | |discussion=<p>To a limited extent, <i>Picea mariana</i> hybridizes with <i>P. rubens</i>, e.g., on disturbed sites in eastern Canada. Natural hybridization with <i>P. glauca</i>, though reported, remains unverified (A.G. Gordon 1976).</p><!-- |
− | --><p>Because Picea mariana is a small tree, it has limited commercial value. Frequently it is harvested with P. glauca and used for pulp.</p><!-- | + | --><p>Because <i>Picea mariana</i> is a small tree, it has limited commercial value. Frequently it is harvested with <i>P. glauca</i> and used for pulp.</p><!-- |
− | --><p>Black spruce (Picea mariana) is the provincial tree of Newfoundland.</p> | + | --><p>Black spruce (<i>Picea mariana</i>) is the provincial tree of Newfoundland.</p> |
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|genus=Picea | |genus=Picea | ||
|species=Picea mariana | |species=Picea mariana |
Revision as of 15:46, 18 September 2019
Trees to 25m (often shrublike); trunk to 0.25m diam.; crown narrowly conic to spirelike. Bark gray-brown. Branches short and drooping, frequently layering; twigs not pendent, rather slender, yellow-brown, pubescent. Buds gray-brown, ca. 3mm, apex acute. Leaves 0.6–1.5(–2)cm, 4-angled in cross section, rigid, pale blue-green, glaucous, bearing stomates on all surfaces, apex mostly blunt-tipped. Seed cones 1.5–2.5(–3.5)cm; scales fan-shaped, broadest near apex, 8–12 × 8–12mm, rigid, margin at apex irregularly toothed. 2n =24.
Habitat: Muskegs, bogs, bottomlands, dry peatlands
Elevation: 0–1500m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Conn., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I., Vt., Wis.
Discussion
To a limited extent, Picea mariana hybridizes with P. rubens, e.g., on disturbed sites in eastern Canada. Natural hybridization with P. glauca, though reported, remains unverified (A.G. Gordon 1976).
Because Picea mariana is a small tree, it has limited commercial value. Frequently it is harvested with P. glauca and used for pulp.
Black spruce (Picea mariana) is the provincial tree of Newfoundland.