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Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns, Poggenb.

Pinaceae

N MC ME North America (Canada: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia to Newfoundland; France: St. Pierre and Miquelon; USA: Alaska, Minnesota to Maine) int MW Eurasia

NW NC NE MC ME

M[L]

sci->hel hyg->xer sili acid

cl (emblem tree of Newfoundland Province of Canada) dr fd (boiled branches: spruce beer; resin: chewing-gum) fr fw ma pp (pulp) ti (boxes, construction)

Abies mariana Mill. Picea brevifolia Peck Picea mariana var. brevifolia (Peck) Rehder Picea nigra (Aiton) Link. Pinus nigra Aiton

black spruce; bog spruce (Canada, USA); Canadian spruce (Canada); double spruce, eastern spruce, shortleaf black spruce; swamp spruce (Canada); water spruce (USA)

épicéa noir; épicéa marial, épicéa mariale (Canada); épicéa noir d'Amérique; épinette à bière (Canada); épinette bâtarde, épinette de savane, épinette des marais, épinette des tourbières; épinette jaune, épinette noire, sapin noir(ob) (Canada); sapinette noire (France)

picea negra

abete nero (italian); Schwarzfichte (german); sheshekatik (montagnais, Canada)

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Latin name	Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns, Poggenb.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	N MC ME North America (Canada: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia to Newfoundland; France: St. Pierre and Miquelon; USA: Alaska, Minnesota to Maine) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	NW NC NE MC ME
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci->hel hyg->xer sili acid
Use	cl (emblem tree of Newfoundland Province of Canada) dr fd (boiled branches: spruce beer; resin: chewing-gum) fr fw ma pp (pulp) ti (boxes, construction)
Synonym	Abies mariana Mill. Picea brevifolia Peck Picea mariana var. brevifolia (Peck) Rehder Picea nigra (Aiton) Link. Pinus nigra Aiton
English name	black spruce; bog spruce (Canada, USA); Canadian spruce (Canada); double spruce, eastern spruce, shortleaf black spruce; swamp spruce (Canada); water spruce (USA)
French name	épicéa noir; épicéa marial, épicéa mariale (Canada); épicéa noir d'Amérique; épinette à bière (Canada); épinette bâtarde, épinette de savane, épinette des marais, épinette des tourbières; épinette jaune, épinette noire, sapin noir(ob) (Canada); sapinette noire (France)
Spanish name	picea negra
Other name	abete nero (italian); Schwarzfichte (german); sheshekatik (montagnais, Canada)
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