Picea breweriana

Pinaceae Picea breweriana S. Watson

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
breweriana refers to the American botanist W. H. Brewer.

Colloquial Name
Brewer spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 73, ORE, 76, CAL

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea breweriana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2300 up to 2300 metres. There are no conifers associated with Picea breweriana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Picea breweriana 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 breweriana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea breweriana and they are listed as follows:

• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea breweriana 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 breweriana is Subsect. Omorikae. The coordinate taxa for Picea breweriana are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘Emerald Midget’, ‘Frühling’s Gold’, ‘Hexenbesen Wüstemeyer’, ‘Inversa Form’, ‘Kohout’s Dwarf’, ‘Mountain Magic’, ‘Nana’, ‘Pompon’, ‘White’, ‘Wüstemeyer’