Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

Family: Pinaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Picea acanadensis (Mill.) B.S.P., Picea alba Link., Picea canadensis (Mill.) B.S.P., Picea canadensis albertiana, Picea canadensis Link, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. albertiana (S. Br.) Sarg., Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. densata Bailey, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. porsildii Raup, Picea glauca Voss, Pinus (Abies) canadensis, Pinus-abies canadensis

Common names:

Alberta spruce (1923-1949) (109, 112, 136, 138)

Black Hills spruce (1928-1986) (4, 40, 109, 112, 136)

Black spruce (1900-1913, misapplied) (5, 158)

Cat pine (1894-1913, Buckfield ME) (5, 75, 158)

Cat spruce (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Épinette blanche du Canada (1785, French) (8)

Newfoundland spruce (1785) (8)

Pine spruce (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Pine tops (1876) (92)

Silvery Black Hills spruce (1930, SD) (136)

Single spruce (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Skunk spruce [Skunk-spruce] (1894-1913, ME, from supposedly unpleasnat smell of foliage) (5, 75, 158)

White spruce (1895-Present) (1, 2, 3, 5, 50, 85, 109, 112, 130, 131, 135, 136, 138, 155, 158)

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