Black Spruce (Picea mariana) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Black Spruce

French common name:

Épinette noire

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Black Spruce	Épinette noire
2010	Black Spruce	Épinette noire
2015	Black Spruce	Épinette noire
2020	Black Spruce	Épinette noire

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Gymnospermae

Class

Pinopsida

Subclass

Pinidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Picea mariana	Pinaceae	Pinales
2010	Picea mariana	Pinaceae	Pinales
2015	Picea mariana	Pinaceae	Pinales
2020	Picea mariana	Pinaceae	Pinales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nunavut
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

British Columbia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Saskatchewan
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Ontario
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present