Also called 🇨🇦 Canadian spruce.

Part of spruce  genus Picea in 🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce  family Pinaceae in 🌲︎ conifer  order Pinales.


Native to 🇨🇦 Canada, Alaska, and northern continental 🇺🇸 USA.

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🏛🌲︎ Provincial tree of Manitoba.

🏛🌲︎ State tree of South Dakota (variety Black Hills spruce  Picea glauca 'Densata' ).

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Picea hosts caterpillars of 158 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Learn more about ◼︎ white spruce Picea glauca

🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life Gymnosperm database Michigan Flora (Minnesota) Wildflower Garden Minnesota Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden (Black Hills spruce  Picea glauca 'Densata') Native Plant Trust Flora of North America USDA PLANTS db USFS USFS Silvics Wikipedia