Picea abies var. abies

Pinaceae Picea abies var. abies (L.) H. Karst.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
abies refers to the classical name for firs; Linnaeus called this species Pinus abies.

Colloquial Name
Norway spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Picea abies:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 10, FIN, NOR, SWE, 11, AUT, AUT-AU, AUT-LI, CZE, CZE-CZ, CZE-SL, GER, HUN, POL, SWI, 12, FRA, FRA-FR, 13, ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, ROM, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, YUG-KO, YUG-MA, YUG-MN, YUG-SE, YUG-SL, 14, BLR, BLT, BLT-ES, BLT-KA, BLT-LA, BLT-LI, RUC, RUE, RUN, RUW, UKR, UKR-MO, UKR-UK

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea abies var. abies are boreal forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 2000 metres. Other conifers associated with Picea abies var. abies are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Picea abies var. abies is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea abies var. abies is unknown. There are no known threats for Picea abies var. abies.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea abies var. abies has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Picea abies is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea abies are therefore:

Picea abies var. abies is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea abies var. abies is also placed under Pinaceae.