PLANTS Profile for Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)

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Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière
Sitka spruce

Symbol:

PISI

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

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Distribution:
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 13 species in Picea

Classification:
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Picea A. Dietr. – spruce
Species	Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière – Sitka spruce

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low	Moderate			Low	High

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183309.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

AK-State Plant

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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