Taxon:  Picea obovata Ledeb.



Summary
Genus:
Picea
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
28315
Place of publication:
Fl. altaic. 4:201.  1833
Verified:
09/21/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Picea obovata Ledeb. var. alpestris (Brügger) A. Henry (0 active accession[s])
Picea obovata Ledeb. var. obovata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pinus abies sensu Pall.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  3. Farjon, A. 1990. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121
  4. Farjon, A. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  5. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  6. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
  9. Ouden, P. den & B. K. Boom. 1965. Manual of cultivated conifers.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2. Note: = Picea abies subsp. obovata
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishSiberian spruce  1Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983)
Germansibirische Fichte  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Transcribed Chinesexian bei yun shan  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Shengn.Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqun.Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqun.Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan n.e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHakasija, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (n.e.)
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Amur, Magadanskaja oblast']
  • CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng (n.), Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (n.), Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Materialswood Farjon, A. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Socialreligious/secularChristmas treeFarjon, A. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28315. Accessed 12 May 2026.