Picea glehnii

Pinaceae Picea glehnii (F. Schmidt) Mast.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
glehnii refers to P. von Glehn, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Sakhalin spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KUR, SAK, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea glehnii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1700 metres. Other conifers associated with Picea glehnii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Picea glehnii is hardy to USDA Zone 4 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -34.4C (-30F) to 28.9C (-20F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

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

Cultivars
‘Akami Yatsubusa’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Chitosemaru’, ‘Donry-maru’, ‘Kishi Snake’, ‘Manabe Gold’, ‘Sasano’, ‘Sasanosei’, ‘Sato-sei’, ‘Shimezusei’, ‘Wood’s Dwarf’, ‘Yatsubusa’, ‘Yosana’