Taxon: Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Genus:

Picea

Family:

Pinaceae

Nomen number:

28264

Place of publication:

Deut. Fl. 324. 1881

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

12-may-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 22-may-1997

Species priority site is:

National Arboretum (NA)

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

(=) Abies excelsa var. columnaris Jacques
(=) Abies excelsa var. finedonensis Paul ex Gordon
(=) Abies excelsa var. gregoryana Paul ex Gordon
(=) Abies excelsa var. inversa Sm. ex Gordon
(=) Abies excelsa var. pygmaea Loudon
(=) Abies excelsa var. virgata Jacques
(=) Picea abies f. argenteospica (Hesse ex Beissn.) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. columnaris (Jacques) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. finedonensis (Paul ex Gordon) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. gregoryana (Paul ex Gordon) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. inversa (Sm. ex Gordon) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. pygmaea (Loudon) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. pyramidata (Carrière) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. veitchii (Hornibr.) Rehder
(=) Picea abies f. viminalis (Sparrm. ex Alstr.) Lindm.
(=) Picea abies f. virgata (Jacques) Rehder
(≡) Picea excelsa Link
(=) Picea excelsa f. veitchii Hornibr.
(=) Picea excelsa var. argenteospica Hesse ex Beissn.
(=) Picea excelsa var. pyramidata Carrière
Basionym: Pinus abies L.
(≡) Pinus excelsa Lam.
(=) Pinus viminalis Sparrm. ex Alstr.

Common names:

Norway spruce (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
white spruce (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2) - English
épicéa (Source: HerbSpices) - French
épicéa élevé (Source: L Noms French ed7) - French
gemeine Fichte (Source: Zander ed14) - German
Rotfichte (Source: Zander ed14) - German
abete rosso (Source: Mult Glossary Trees) - Italian
doitsu-tōhi (Source: F Korea) - Japanese Rōmaji
gran (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Environmental: ornamental (fide Hortus 3)
Materials: essential oils (fide KrussmannC)
Materials: wood (fide HerbSpices)
Medicines: folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
Social: religious/secular (Christmas tree in Europe fide Eur Gard F)

Distributional Range:

Native

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland
EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation-European part, [European part] Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Cultivated

(also cult.)

Naturalized

(natzd. elsewhere)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 1986-1987 (HerbSpices)
Demilly, D. et al. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7. 2001 (L Noms French ed7)
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 (Zander ed14)
Euro+Med Editorial Committee Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). (EuroMed Plantbase)
Farjon, A. World checklist and bibliography of conifers. 1998 (L Conifers)
International Seed Testing Association A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees. 1971 (Mult Glossary Trees)
Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983). 1985 (KrussmannC)
Lee, Y. N. Flora of Korea. (F Korea)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Hortus third. 1976 (Hortus 3)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 (F Eur) 1:31.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- (Eur Gard F)

Check other web resources for Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28264. Accessed 14 mayo 2024.