92 observationsEndangered
Chihuahua spruce
Picea chihuahuana
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Picea
About
Picea chihuahuana, the Chihuahua spruce, is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 25–35 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. It is native to northwest Mexico, where it occurs in 25 small populations in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Chihuahua and Durango. It grows at moderate altitudes from 2300–3200 m, growing along streamsides in mountain valleys, where moisture levels in the soil are greater than the otherwise low rainfall in...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Chihuahua spruce is Picea chihuahuana.
- The Chihuahua spruce has a conservation status of Endangered.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the order Pinales.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- Chihuahua spruce belongs to the genus Picea.