Norway Spruce
Scientific Name:Picea abies


NOTES: Like all spruces, it follows the 5S rule: 1) sharp needles, 2) single needles, 3) square needles, 4) sagging cones, and 5) spur needle bases. Coniferous evergreen.

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Norway Spruce
Genus species: Picea abies
Common Name: Norway Spruce
Family Name: Pinaceae  
Trees, all monoecious; leaves needlelike or linear, evergreen in our native species; cone-bearing.
Seed Type: Gymnosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Tree
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Identified by:M. Becus

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