Spruce
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A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of some 37 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. P
Picea abies botany. 1:young female cone; 2:male cones; 3:mature female cone; 4:pulvinus at leaf base; 5:squarish cross-section of leaf; 6:top of scale; 7:underside of scale; 10:winged seed
Leaf arrangement. Picea abies
The squarish needle has a peg-like base, the pulvinus. Picea abies
Picea mariana
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Picea mariana, the black spruce, is a North American species of spruce tree in the pine family. It is widespread across Canada, found in all 10 provinces and all 3 territories. It is the official tree
Needles and young cones
Black spruce taiga, Copper River, Alaska
Boggy taiga habitat