Picea glauca var. albertiana

Pinaceae Picea glauca var. albertiana (S.Br.) Sarg.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
glauca refers to ‘blue-green’; indicating the colour of its foliage.
albertiana refers to the Canadian Province of Alberta; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Alberta White spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Picea glauca:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 71, ABT

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 2
Picea glauca var. albertiana is hardy to USDA Zone 2 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -45.6C (-50F) to -40C (-40F).

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

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

Picea glauca var. albertiana is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea glauca var. albertiana is also placed under Pinaceae.