Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica

Pinaceae Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica (Rupr.) Bykov

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
schrenkiana refers to the German botanist A. G. Schrenk.
tianschanica refers to the Tian Shan Mountain Range; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Tian Shan spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Picea schrenkiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 32, KGZ, 36, CHX

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 4
Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica 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 schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica and they are listed as follows:

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

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

Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica is also placed under Pinaceae.