Blue spruce (Picea pungens)

Blue spruce, a reference photo — Photo: Chris M Morris · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The blue spruce (Picea pungens), also commonly known as Colorado spruce or Colorado blue spruce, is a species of spruce tree native to North America in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. It is noted for its often strongly glaucous blue-green needles, and has therefore been used as an ornamental tree in many places far beyond its native range.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Blue spruce being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Picea asperata
Picea chihuahuana
Picea engelmannii
Picea glauca
Picea omorika

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea
Species: Picea pungens

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