Picea abies

ClassificationGymnosperms
FamilyPinaceae
Family (Traditional)Pinaceae
GenusPicea
Species:Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.
Common NameSpruce; Norway Spruce
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: needle-like; Leaf Venation: one-veined; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value
StatusNative; KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Pinus abies Pinus abies Lour.
Pinus abies var. nordmanniana Pinus abies var. nordmanniana (Steven) F. Muell.
Pinus excelsa Pinus excelsa

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Rowan (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Maury (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, ETSU, HTTU, MDKY, MTSU, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA000840 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
BEREA002325 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
MTSU000141 Coffee Tennessee 09 Nov 2003 Christopher G. Meyer
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000143 Maury Tennessee 22 Sep 2000 Angela Cathey
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000129 Davidson Tennessee 20 Nov 2002 Susi Turman
 MTSU
Picea abies
ETSU001116 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Picea abies
ETSU001115 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Picea abies
MTSU000138 Rutherford Tennessee Carolann Terceira
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000122 Rutherford Tennessee 18 Nov 1983 John H. Rhee
45		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000145 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Nov 1991 Hope Dodson
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000131 Rutherford Tennessee 04 Oct 1979 Ann Arbuckle
38		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000126 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Oct 1986 Mike Uss
 MTSU
Picea abies
BEREA000846 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
MDKY00001826 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Picea abies
MDKY00001825 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Picea abies
MTSU000140 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Nov 1992 Tom Klika
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000128 Williamson Tennessee 04 Oct 2002 Dwayne Coleman
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000139 White Tennessee 14 Oct 1990 Michael Berkley
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000149 Wilson Tennessee Gerald Andrews
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000135 Davidson Tennessee 15 Sep 1993 Bill Duke
 MTSU
Picea abies
HTTU018695 Putnam Tennessee 15 Jun 2014 Jonathan Loftis
7		 HTTU
Picea abies
HTTU018697 Putnam Tennessee 12 Jun 2014 Krystle Erion
13		 HTTU
Picea abies
MTSU000123 Tennessee Paris Thompson
07		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000136 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Dec 1980 Doug M. Mckee
44		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000147 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Dec 2001 Jordan McConnell
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000125 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Nov 1986 Richard Johnson
 MTSU
Picea abies
HTTU018696 Putnam Tennessee 12 Jun 2014 Heath Thacker
014		 HTTU
Picea abies
BEREA002324 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
BEREA000842 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
UCHT003449 Tennessee
UCHT
Picea abies
MTSU000137 Maury Tennessee 09 Nov 1988 Peggy Whaley
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000144 Franklin Tennessee John Casey
36		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000150 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Dec 1980 Rose Mary LaGrange
44		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000142 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Dec 2001 Rachael Sulkers
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000124 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Dec 1986 Mark Bailey
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000127 White Tennessee 10 Sep 1994 Nancy Stewart
 MTSU
Picea abies
UCHT003448 Tennessee
UCHT
Picea abies
MTSU000130 Rutherford Tennessee 13 Nov 1980 Ira Scott
49		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000132 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Dec 1979 Steven Ray Edwards
43		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000199 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Dec 1995 Kim Wilkerson
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000148 Davidson Tennessee 20 Oct 1995 Kim Martin
 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000151 Davidson Tennessee 07 Oct 1988 Guy Murphree
 MTSU
Picea abies
UOS08818 Franklin Tennessee 05 Jan 2012 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Picea abies
MTSU000134 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Nov 1983 Richard O' Bryon
54		 MTSU
Picea abies
MTSU000146 Coffee Tennessee 17 Nov 1991 Chris Bumgarner
 MTSU
Picea abies
BEREA000845 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Picea abies
ETSU001118 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Picea abies
MTSU000152 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Sep 2003
MTSU
Picea abies
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