Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
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| Order | Pinales Gorozh. | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Pinaceae Spreng ex F. Rudolphi | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Picea A. Dietr. | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | ||
| Species | Picea mariana (Miller) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| Mustakuusi | Finnish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | No chromosome pair counts stored. | |
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| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- An evergreen tree, 8-15 m tall, crown narrowly conical to cylindrical ; dense. Leaves are densely arranged. Cones in dense clusters, are small.
- Growth form
- Tree
- Organism part
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- Fruits
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- Part type
- Dry fruit, cone
- Color
- Purplish, gray-brown (later)
- Shape
- Almost spherical (when open)
- Note
- Small; cones persist several years on the tree
- Bark
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- Surface
- Scaly, thin
- Color
- Reddish-brown, reddish-gray, later darker
- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Pubescent
- Color
- Reddish-brown, yellowish-brown
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Color
- Dull dark green, blue-green, glaucous green
- Shape
- Slightly curved, straight, quadrangular (in transect)
- Leaf division
- Simple
- Leaf apex
- Obtuse
- Leaf permanence
- Evergreen
- Flowers, inflorescences
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- Part type
- Cones (strobili)
Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
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Color swatches
No dyeing results for this entry in the database.
References
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J.
Mauseth,
Botany: an introduction to plant biology. . Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc., 1998 -
A.
Kurtto,
R.
Lampinen,
M.
Piirainen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. Helsinki. . Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, 2019 -
B.
Jonsell,
Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae. . The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000 -
L.
Hämet-Ahti,
A.
Palmén,
P.
Alanko,
and
P.
Tigerstedt,
Suomen puu- ja pensaskasvio. Woody Flora of Finland. Helsinki. . Dendrologian Seura r. y., 1992