Characteristics
Picea rubens Sarg.
red spruce
A component of northern mixed coniferous-hardwood forests with Betula alleghaniensis, Fagus grandifolia, and Acer saccharum. In northern and cool areas it usually grows in thin mesic soils dropping out in the richer deeper soils where hardwoods dominant. Ascends to high elevation sites and also occurs occasionally near or in wetlands especially in the warmer and more southern parts of New York where it is a rare species.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU (NWPL)
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Citation
Picea rubens Sarg.
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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 its name.