Pinaceae

Western white spruce

Picea × albertiana S.Br.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea

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Western white spruce (Picea × albertiana) — Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Western white spruce, Interior spruce, P. engelmannii × P. glauca
Finnish: Albertankuusi

Synonyms

Picea alba var. albertiana (S.Br.) Beissn.
Picea albertiana subsp. ogilviei W.L.Strong & Hills
Picea albertiana var. densata (L.H.Bailey) W.L.Strong & Hills
Picea albertiana var. porsildii (Raup) W.L.Strong & Hills
Picea glauca subsp. albertiana (S.Br.) P.A.Schmidt
Picea glauca subsp. porsildii (Raup) Silba
Picea glauca var. albertiana (S.Br.) Sarg.
Picea glauca var. densata L.H.Bailey
Picea glauca var. porsildii Raup

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.