Picea engelmannii

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Picea engelmannii is a species of spruce tree native to the high-elevation forests of western North America, valued for its timber and ecological importance in subalpine ecosystems.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Picea engelmannii canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of coniferous tree ⓘ
spruce ⓘ
vascular plant ⓘ
associatedWith Abies lasiocarpa ⓘ
Pinus contorta ⓘ
subalpine fir forests ⓘ
barkType thin scaly bark ⓘ
binomialName Picea engelmannii ⓘ
commonName Engelmann spruce ⓘ
coneLength about 3–7 centimeters ⓘ
coneType pendulous seed cones ⓘ
crownShape narrow conical crown ⓘ
distribution from British Columbia and Alberta south to New Mexico ⓘ
ecologicalRole climax species in subalpine forests ⓘ
contributes to snowpack retention ⓘ
provides habitat for wildlife ⓘ
elevationRange typically 900–3,600 meters above sea level ⓘ
family Pinaceae ⓘ
genus Picea ⓘ
growthRate slow to moderate ⓘ
habitat montane forest ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence evergreen ⓘ
leafType needle-like leaves ⓘ
lifespan several hundred years ⓘ
maximumHeight about 30 meters ⓘ
about 40 meters in favorable conditions ⓘ
nativeTo Cascade Range ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
high-elevation subalpine forests ⓘ
western North America ⓘ
needleArrangement radiating around the shoot ⓘ
needleColor blue-green ⓘ
needleLength about 15–25 millimeters ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
parentTaxon Picea ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction seeds in cones ⓘ
reproductiveType monoecious ⓘ
sensitiveTo drought ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tolerates cold temperatures ⓘ
heavy snow loads ⓘ
typicalTrunkDiameter up to about 1 meter ⓘ
usedIn reforestation of high-elevation sites ⓘ
valuedFor ecological importance in subalpine ecosystems ⓘ
timber ⓘ
woodUse lumber ⓘ
musical instruments soundboards ⓘ
pulpwood ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Engelmann spruce → scientificName → Picea engelmannii ⓘ
Picea engelmannii → binomialName → Picea engelmannii ⓘ