Black Spruce
Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. [Pinaceae]
Kurotouhi (クロトウヒ, 黒唐檜)
Lifeform: tall tree
Habitat: nutrient-poor wet sites
Seed dispersal: wind (semi-serotinous)
Picea mariana in the interior Alaska
[Left] On Clear Summit, Fairbanks, AK, at May 14, 2006. This slope faces north. [Center] On Poker Flat, Fairbanks, AK, at May 15 2006. The forest was burned in the summer of 2004. [Right] Numerous cones remained on the canopy after wildfire. On May 8 2005.
Seedlings
References
- Picea glehnii
- Forest fire (森林火災)
- Tsuyuzaki, S., Kushida, K. & Kodama, Y. 2009. Recovery of surface albedo and plant cover after wildfire in a Picea mariana forest in interior Alaska. Climatic Change 93: 517-525.