Picea omorika
Picea omorika | |
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Pančić spruce foliage, showing the blue-green undersides of the needles | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Picea |
Species: | P. omorika
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Binomial name | |
Picea omorika | |
Natural range |
Picea omorika,
Description
It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20 m (66 ft) tall, exceptionally 40 m (131 ft), with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m (3 ft). The shoots are buff-brown, and densely pubescent (hairy). The leaves are needle-like, 10–20 mm long, flattened in cross-section, dark blue-green above, and blue-white below. The cones are 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long, fusiform (spindle-shaped, broadest in the middle), dark purple (almost black) when young, maturing dark brown 5–7 months after pollination, with stiff scales.[4][5][6]
Cultivation
Outside its native range, Serbian spruce is of major importance as an
It is also grown to a small extent in
AGM cultivars
The following
Ecology
Because of its limited range, it is not a major source of nutrition to wildlife, but does provide cover for birds and small mammals. Prior to the
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Cabi, Wallingford; Cabi Invasive Species Compendium, Oxon (Oxford), UK (2019). "Picea omorika (Pancic spruce)". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gligić, Vojin; Šilić, Čedomil & Vukičević, Emilija (2021). "Pančićeva omorika". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ ISBN 3-87429-298-3.
- ^ ISBN 0-7470-2801-X.
- ^ ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 78. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Picea omorika". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector Picea omorika 'Nana' AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector Picea omorika 'Pendula' AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
- Media related to Picea omorika at Wikimedia Commons
- Picea omorika - information, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)