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Photo ID: 0024 3291 1998 0130 Current Taxon: Picea engelmannii Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi Location: United States, CO, Rocky Mountain National Park Photographer's ID: Picea engelmannii Photo Submitted: 2000-06-07 Annotations: 2 annotations Photo ©2000 California Academy of Sciences | |
Annotation History
| Date | Name | Action | Plant Name Before Changes | Plant Name Changed to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation Notes | ||||
| 08/23/2002 | Timothy D. Ives |  taxon changed |
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) | Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa (Alpine Fir, Subalpine Fir) |
| The photo is clear enough, but I downloaded it and enlarged it to take a thorough look. The photo is definitely of a tree in the genus abies, not Picea. Then, looking at a tree distribution map of Colorado where the photo was taken, and the colour and shape of the needles and the purple cones, I come up with Abies lasiocarpa, or Subalpine Fir | ||||
| 06/22/2007 | Michael Frankis | taxon changed |
Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) |
| Agree with photographer's ident; Picea cones are erect at first, only becoming pendulous toward maturity; shoot, leaf structure and bud scales are also typical Picea. | ||||
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