Species

Picea abies

Etymology

abies: origin unclear, possibly from the Latin verb abeo 'depart', referring to the great height attained by some species

Common Name(s)

Norway spruce

Family

Pinaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PICABI

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Gymnosperm Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

No Flowers

This page last updated on 5 Oct 2011