Characteristics
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
black spruce
Bogs, swamps, edges of streams, wet depressions in cool northern forests, and high elevation forests. In the warmer parts of New York it is restricted to bogs and cool swamps.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Gymnosperms
Pinales
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - black spruce
Citation
Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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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.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Delaware, NY: 9 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Delaware, NY: 9 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Delaware, NY: 9 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Lewis, NY: 8 September 2005 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Lewis, NY: 8 September 2005 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Lewis Co., NY: 06 July 2020 -
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