Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Summary 5

Picea abies, the Norway spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, 3 1⁄2–6 3⁄4 in long. It is very closely related to the Siberian spruce (Picea obovata), which replaces it east of the Ural Mountains, and with which it hybridises freely. The Norway spruce is widely planted for its wood, and is the species used as the main Christmas tree in several countries around the world. It was the first gymnosperm to have its genome sequenced.

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  1. (c) Kari Pihlaviita, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kari Pihlaviita
  2. (c) kelwick, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by kelwick
  3. (c) Dmitry Makeev, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_year._Herbarium._Picea_abies._img-003.jpg
  4. (c) Patricia Korczak, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Patricia Korczak
  5. Adaptado por Tom Pollard de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea_abies

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