botanical record · discovered
White Spruce
Picea glauca
White Spruce · Alberta white spruce · American white spruce · Baltoji eglė · Black Hills spruce · Bredpilblad · Canada spruce · Canadian Spruce · Canadian spruce · Hvid-gran · Kanädas egle · Kinesisk en · Naverlönn
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BE, CA, DK
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BORNYL-ACETATE, DIPENTENE, EO, BETA-PINENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Pinaceae
Scientific name: Picea glauca
Common names: White Spruce, Alberta white spruce, American white spruce, Baltoji eglė, Black Hills spruce, Bredpilblad, Canada spruce, Canadian Spruce, Canadian spruce, Hvid-gran, Kanädas egle, Kinesisk en, Naverlönn
History
The source record documents this plant in BE, CA, DK.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BE
- CA
- DK
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with mature white spruce ( <i>Picea glauca</i> ) across three Alaskan treelines · 2026 source ↗
- Seeing the forest for the trees: white spruce (Picea glauca) tree bark as a biogeochemical indicator of a lithium occurrence in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. · 2025 source ↗
- Using Landscape Genomics to Define Species Distributions, Delineate Seed Zones, and Predict Genomic Offset to Future Climate for the Interior Spruce Hybrid Complex (Picea glauca, Picea engelmannii, and Their Hybrids) · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- DIPENTENE
- EO
- BETA-PINENE
- D-CAMPHOR
- DL-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL
- CADINENE
- L-LIMONENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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