Picea

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genus plant taxon

Picea is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as spruces, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for timber, paper production, and ornamental use.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Black Hills spruce 1
Picea omorika 1
Picea orientalis 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
plant taxon ⓘ
barkType thin scaly bark ⓘ
class Pinopsida ⓘ
commonName spruce ⓘ
coneType pendulous seed cones ⓘ
describedBy Philip Miller ⓘ
division Pinophyta ⓘ
ecologicalRole dominant canopy species in boreal forests ⓘ
evergreen true ⓘ
family Pinaceae ⓘ
growthForm tall conical tree ⓘ
habitat boreal forests ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
hasSpecies Picea abies ⓘ
Engelmann spruce ⓘ
surface form: Picea engelmannii

Picea glauca ⓘ
Picea mariana ⓘ
Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Picea omorika

Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Picea orientalis

Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Picea pungens

Picea rubens ⓘ
Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Picea sitchensis
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType needle-like leaves ⓘ
lifeSpan long-lived perennial ⓘ
nativeRange Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
boreal regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
needleAttachment needles borne singly on pegs ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
parentTaxon Pinaceae ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
plantType evergreen tree ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproductiveType coniferous ⓘ
scientificName Picea ⓘ
seedDispersal wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
uses Christmas trees ⓘ
construction wood ⓘ
musical instrument soundboards ⓘ
ornamental planting ⓘ
pulp and paper production ⓘ
timber production ⓘ
woodProperty light ⓘ
resonant ⓘ
woodType softwood ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathaya → closelyRelatedTo → Picea ⓘ
Pinaceae → containsGenus → Picea ⓘ
Picea → hasSpecies → Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Picea sitchensis
Picea → hasSpecies → Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Picea pungens
Picea → hasSpecies → Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Picea omorika
Picea → hasSpecies → Picea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Picea orientalis
this entity surface form: Red spruce
South Dakota → stateTree → Picea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Hills spruce