Picea sitchensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

Sitka spruce

Picea sitchensis is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~172 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Picea
Family:	Pinaceae
Category:	gymnosperm
PLANTS group:	Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Picea sitchensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PISI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Cindie Meyer (YouTube): How to identify this tree. Photo Tour: Institute for Redwood Ecology, Humboldt State University. photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).