Picea engelmannii
Engelmann Spruce

Family: Pinaceae (Pine family)

Photo taken near Fish Lake, open woods, greater than 20 year old burned area

photo of Picea engelmannii

Flowers:

Fruit:

cones 4 to 5 cm long


Leaves:

less than 3 cm, rigid, 4 sided; tip flattened, acute


Plant:

young branches pubescent; up to 50 meters tall. Bark used to make baskets, thatch the roofs of buildings, and cover canoes by the Thompson. Limbs and roots shredded, pounded, and used to make cord by the Hoh and Quileute.

Habitat:

cool, moist, mixed conifer and subalpine forest


Distribution of species:

British Columbia to California mostly in the East Cascades, in the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico


Distribution of genus:

34 species: northern hemisphere