Pinaceae
Picea

Picea × albertiana S.Br.

First published in Torreya 7: 126 (1907)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Yukon to NW. South Dakota. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is P. engelmannii × P. glauca.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Montana, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2023-0062. epublication.
  • Strong, W.L. & Hills, L.V. (2006). Taxonomy and origin of present-day morphometric variation in picea glauca (×engelmannii) seed-cone scales in North America. Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1129-1141.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Picea glauca var. albertiana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Strong, W.L. & Hills, L.V. (2006). Taxonomy and origin of present-day morphometric variation in picea glauca (×engelmannii) seed-cone scales in North America. Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1129-1141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2008 Elrod, M.J. [s.n.] United States Picea glauca var. albertiana K000340510 No
Croft, R.; Pumfrey, J. [19] Canada Picea glauca var. albertiana K000554026 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0