Picea asperata

Pinaceae Picea asperata Mast.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
asperata refers to ‘rough’, yet unclear what this indicates.

Colloquial Name
Dragon spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Picea asperata:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHI, CHI-NX, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHQ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea asperata are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3800 up to 3800 metres. Other conifers associated with Picea asperata are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Picea asperata is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

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

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea asperata has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

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

Cultivars
‘China Blue’, ‘Arturs Dominiks’, ‘Bedgebury WB’, ‘Glauca’, ‘Hunnewelliana’, ‘Kórnik’, ‘Mongolei’, ‘Morton Arb’, ‘Nigrans’