Synonyms:

• (=) Pinus abies var. acutissima Münchh.

Common names:

• red spruce  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• épinette rouge  (Source: F NAmer) - French
• Rotfichte  (Source: Zander ed14) - German
• picea rossa  (Source: Mult Glossary Trees) - Italian
• amerikansk rödgran  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: ornamental (fide Zander ed14)
• Materials: fiber (for wood pulp fide AH 519)
• Materials: wood (for wood pulp fide AH 519)
• Social: religious/secular (Christmas tree fide AH 519)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Gymnosperms&FamilyID=Pinaceae&GenusID=Picea&SpeciesID=rubens), Virginia]


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
2. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 (Zander ed14)
3. FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)
4. International Seed Testing Association A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees. 1971 (Mult Glossary Trees)
5. Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978 (AH 519)

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=316777. Accessed 13 mayo 2024.