Arboretum de Villardebelle

Michael P. FRANKΙS CONE COLLECTION

Picea

Sciadopityaceae
Taxodiaceae
Juniperus
Thuja
Chamaecyparis Cupressus Old World
Cupressus New World
northern Cupressaceae
southern Cupressaceae
Actinostrobus, Callitris Abies
Tsuga
other Pinaceae Picea
Picea 2 Pinus
Ducampopinus
Strobus
Pinus
Pinus 2 Pseudotsuga

WANTED

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Section Casicta Mayr

Picea jezoensis ¤
Picea jezoensis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Carri鑽e
- Cones
Right : P. j. subsp. jezoensis
Russia : Kamchatka, near Kozyrevsk;
56° N - 160° E
(A. Berkutenko)
Left : P. j. subsp. hondoensis (Mayr) P. A. Schmidt
Cult. Bodnant, Wales, UK.
(M. P. Frankіs)

Picea sitchensis ¤
Picea sitchensis (Bongard) Carri鑽e
- Cone
USA : California : Humboldt Co. , Luffenholtz Creek, Trinidad Head;
41° 03' N - 124° 07' 30" W; altitude : 20m.
(M. P. Frankіs & R. Lovett)
Note the slightly exserted bract scales (the longest of any Picea species).

Picea glauca ¤
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
- Cones
Right : P. g. var. glauca
Canada : New Brunswick, Grand Manaan Island;
44° 42' N - 66° 50' W; altitude : 20m.
(I. L. Frankіs).
Left : P. g. var. albertiana (S. Brown) Sargent
Canada : Yukon, central Yukon (no accurate data);
(R. J. D. McKean).

Picea engelmannii engelmannii ¤
Picea engelmannii subsp. engelmannii Parry ex Engelmann
- Cones
Top left : USA : Colorado : Clear Creek Co., Chief Mt, Rocky Mts;
39° 41' N - 105° 32' W; altitude : 3400m.
(S. リdum).
Lower left : USA : Colorado : Lake Co., Fremont Pass, Rocky Mts;
39° 22' N - 106° 11' W; altitude : 3450m.
(S. リdum).
Right : USA : Oregon : Lane Co., Craig Lake, 2km SW of McKenzie Pass, Cascades Mts;
44° 15' 25" N - 121° 50' W; altitude : 1550m.
(M. P. Frankіs & R. Lovett).
Note the difference between Cascades and Rocky Mts cones, and compare with subsp. mexicana (below). One is tempted to ask if two different varieties or subspecies are involved.

Picea engelmannii mexicana ¤
Picea engelmannii subsp. mexicana (Mart?nez) P. A. Schmidt
- Cones
Top : Mexico : Coahuila : Rancho Los Oyamels, San Antonio de las Alazanas;
25° 14' N - 100° 27' W; altitude : 2650m.
(K. D. Rushforth 526).
Lower left : USA : New Mexico : Lincoln Co., Sierra Blanca;
33° 24' N - 105° 47' W; altitude : 3000m.
(S. リdum).
Lower right : Mexico : Chihuahua : Cerro Mohinora;
25° 57' N - 107° 03' W; altitude : 3300m.
(S. リdum).

Picea pungens ¤
Picea pungens Engelmann
- Cone
USA : Arizona : Apache Co., south of Alpine;
33° 48' N - 109° 09' W; altitude : 2500m.
(S. リdum).

Section Omorika Willkomm

Picea breweriana ¤
Picea breweriana S. Watson
- Cone
USA : Oregon : boundary of Josephine & Curry Counties, Fiddler Mountain;
42ー 14' N - 123ー 47' 30" W; altitude : 1300m.
(M. P. Frankіs & R. Lovett)

January 2002

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