White Spruce

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on White Spruce: Abagrotis alternata, Achytonix praeacuta, Acleris bowmanana, Acleris hudsoniana, Acleris variana, Acronicta fragilis, Amorbia humerosana, Anacamptodes vellivolata, Anagoga occiduaria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Aphelia alleniana, Archips alberta, Archips dissitana, Archips packardiana, Archips strianus, Argyresthia laricella, Argyresthia picea, Argyrotaenia niscana, Argyrotaenia tabulana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Balsa tristrigella, Barbara mappana, Brachylomia algens, Callophrys lanoriaieensis, Callophrys niphon, Callophrys niphon clarki, Campaea perlata, Caripeta angustiorata, Caripeta divisata, Caripeta piniata, Chionodes continuella, Choristoneura biennis, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura pinus, Choristoneura rosaceana, Cingilia catenaria, Cladara limitaria, Clemensia albata, Clepsis persicana, Clepsis spectrana, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Coleotechnites blastovora, Coleotechnites ducharmei, Coleotechnites martini, Coleotechnites piceaella, Cydia rana, Cydia youngana, Dasychira grisefacta, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria reniculella, Dioryctria reniculelloides, Dolichomia thymetusalis, Eacles imperialis pini, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Elaphria versicolor, Endothenia albolineana, Entephria multivagata, Enypia griseata, Enypia venata, Epermenia albapunctella, Epiblema radicana, Epinotia nanana, Epinotia normanana, Epinotia vagana, Epirranthis substriataria, Epirrita autumnata henshawi, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Epirrita pulchraria, Eufidonia discospilata, Eufidonia notataria, Eulithis explanata, Eupithecia albicapitata, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia bradorata, Eupithecia casloata, Eupithecia columbiata, Eupithecia columbrata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia fletcherata, Eupithecia fumosa, Eupithecia graefii vanxouverata, Eupithecia harrisonata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia mutata, Eupithecia mutata mutata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia russeliata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eupithecia usurpata, Eupsilia sidus, Eutrapela clemataria, Feralia comstocki, Feralia jocosa, Feralia major, Gabriola dyari, Grammia turbans, Griselda radicana, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hydriomena albimontanata, Hydriomena californiata, Hydriomena divisdaria, Hydriomena divisdaria frigidata, Hydriomena furcata, Hydriomena irata, Hydriomena marinata exasperata, Hydriomena renunciata, Hypagyrtis piniata, Hypoprepia fucosa, Idia aemula, Korscheltellus gracilis, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Litholomia napaea, Lithophane innominata, Lophocampa argentata, Lymantria dispar, Macaria loricaria julia, Malacosoma disstria, Mamestra curialis, Melanolophia imitata, Melanolophia signataria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nepytia canosaria, Nepytia umbrosaria nigrovenaria, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua badia, Orgyia antiqua nova, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma intermedia, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Panthea acronyctoides, Panthea furcilla, Panthea portlandia - group, Paralobesia piceana, Pero behrensaria, Pero morrisonaria, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Pyrrhia exprimens, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Semiothisa oweni, Semiothisa perplexa, Solenobia walshella, Sparganothis directana, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Sparganothis unifasciana, Sphinx poecila, Spiramater lutra, Synanthedon novaroensis, Synanthedon pini, Synaxis pallulata, Syngrapha abstrusa, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha celsa, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Syngrapha viridisigma, Tetracis cachexiata, Thallophaga hyperborea, Thera otisi, Tolype dayi, Tolype laricis, Xenotemna pallorana, Xestia elimata, Xestia mustelina, Xestia perquiritata, Xestia praevia, Xylotype capax, Zanclognatha minoralis, Zanclognatha protumnusalis, Zeiraphera canadensis, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, Zeiraphera unfortunana, Zenophleps lignicolorata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.