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Picea sitchensis, commonly known as Sitka Spruce, is a species within the family Pinaceae. Its scientific name is cited as (Bong.) Carrière. The organism is classified in the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Pinopsida, and order Pinales. It belongs to the genus Picea.
The species is indigenous to the West Coast of the United States, with a taxon range specified as the Oregon Coast. Native areas also include Alaska, British Columbia, California, and Washington. According to the IUCN Red List assessment from 2013, the conservation status of Picea sitchensis is Least Concern. The longest observed lifespan for this taxon is 532 years.
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Vinony's link graph records 489 inbound references to Picea sitchensis, and connects out to Iceland, World War II and plant.
It is catalogued under topics including IUCN Red List least concern species, Least concern flora of the United States and NatureServe secure species.
Vinony links it to 47 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernPicea sitchensis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyPinaceae
北美雲杉（Picea sitchensis；英語：Sitka spruce）是雲杉屬下的一種常綠喬木，是雲杉屬的兩個基位物種之一。這種雲杉高度可達100米[2]，樹幹直徑超過五米，因此成為世界最高的雲杉和第五高的針葉樹（次於巨杉、加州紅木、考里松和西部紅杉）[3][4]。 北美雲杉寿命绵长，有一些个体已超700岁。因为北美云杉生长速度极快，年轻的北美云杉一年就能长1.5米（4.9英尺），不过在判断老年北美云杉时体大小并没有太大的意义[5]。因其对环境要求不高且生长迅速，北美云杉多用作木料和造纸材料。 參考文獻 ^ Farjon, A. Picea sitchensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN). 2013, 2013: e.T42337A2973701 [8 November 2017]. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42337A2973701.en. ^ Rushforth, Keith. Bäume [Pocket Guide to Trees] 2nd. Bern: Hallwag AG. 1986 [1980]. ISBN 3-444-70130-6 （德语）. ^ Agathis australis. Conifers. [April 9, 2012]. ^ Tallest Sitka Spruce. Landmark Trees. [April 9, 2012]. ^ Van Pelt, 2001
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,213
- With media
- 955
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UCMP, ENCB-IPN, CHSC, CAS, DAV
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
Show 12 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Picea sitchensis
- taxon name
- Picea sitchensis
- Commons gallery
- Picea sitchensis
- longest observed lifespan
- 532
- taxon common name
- sitka
- indigenous to
- West Coast of the United States
- taxon range
- Oregon Coast
- short name
- P. sitchensis
- taxon author citation
- (Bong.) Carrière
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Encyclopedic overview
Picea sitchensis, the Sitka spruce, is a large, coniferous, evergreen tree growing to just over 100 meters (330 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter at breast height that can exceed 5 m (16 ft). It is by far the largest species of spruce and the fifth-largest conifer in the world (behind giant sequoia, coast redwood, kauri, and western redcedar), and the third-tallest tree species (after coast redwood and South Tibetan cypress). The Sitka spruce is one of only three species documented to exceed 100 m (330 ft) in height. Its name is derived from the community of Sitka in southeast Alaska, where it is prevalent. Its range hugs the western coast of Canada and the US and continues south into northern California.
Description
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