Picea wilsonii

Pinaceae Picea wilsonii Mast.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
wilsonii refers to the plant hunter E. H. Wilson, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Wilson spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-HB, CHN-SA, CHN-SX

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Picea wilsonii 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 wilsonii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea wilsonii 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 wilsonii 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 wilsonii is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea wilsonii are therefore:

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