Picea crassifolia

Pinaceae Picea crassifolia Kom.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
crassifolia refers to ‘thick leaves’; indicating its needles are relatively thick.

Colloquial Name
Qinghai spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHN, CHN-GS, CHQ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea crassifolia are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3800 up to 3800 metres. There are no conifers associated with Picea crassifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Picea crassifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea crassifolia is stable. There are no known threats for Picea crassifolia.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea crassifolia 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 crassifolia is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea crassifolia are therefore:

Picea crassifolia is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea crassifolia is also placed under Pinaceae.