Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii

Pinaceae Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii Regel ex Mast.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
maximowiczii refers to the Russian explorer C. J. Maximowicz.

Colloquial Name
Maximowicz’s spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Picea maximowiczii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea maximowiczii var. maximowiczii has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

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