OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

image of Picea rubens, Red Spruce, He Balsam
JK Marlow      jkm0508b_36      August
Blue Ridge Parkway      Transylvania County      NC

 

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US: (4/24/22) Picea rubens FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Picea rubens FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-02-001:
Picea rubens FAMILY Pinaceae

COMMON NAME:
Red Spruce, He Balsam

Needles bright green without white bands below, much shorter than Abies, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).