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Picea breweriana

S. Wats.

Brewer's Spruce

G4Apparently Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
VulnerableIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160667
Element CodePGPIN03020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNVulnerable
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumConiferophyta
ClassPinopsida
OrderPinales
FamilyPinaceae
GenusPicea
Other Common Names
Brewer spruce (EN) Brewer Spruce (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-10-18
Change Date1999-10-18
Edition Date1995-06-20
Edition AuthorsFredricks, N.A. (1988), rev. L. Morse (1995)
Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 80
Rank Reasons
Very limited in distribution, occurring only in southwestern Oregon and adjacent northern California, but considered locally abundant within its range.
Range Extent Comments
Trinity, Del Norte, and Siskiyou Counties, California, and Josephine and Curry Counties, Oregon.
Threat Impact Comments
Logging.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Cold hollows and n. slopes in mts. of CA and sw. OR, at 4600-7500' elevation.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
California (19)
AreaForestAcres
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Indian CreekKlamath National Forest5,011
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou ASix Rivers National Forest1,017
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
South KalmiopsisSix Rivers National Forest321
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.