Pinaceae Picea purpurea Mast.
Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
purpurea refers to ‘purple’; indicating the colour of its immature seed cones.
Colloquial Name
Purple-cone spruce
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHQ
Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea purpurea are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Picea purpurea that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Picea purpurea is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea purpurea is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea purpurea and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea purpurea has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Picea purpurea is Subsect. Sitchenses. The coordinate taxa for Picea purpurea are therefore:
Picea purpurea is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea purpurea is also placed under Pinaceae.
Cultivars
‘Crista Galli’, ‘Grandfather Mountain’, ‘HB’, ‘KBN Variegated’, ‘Nana’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pocono’, ‘Virgata’
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