Picea pungens Engelm.
Annotated by Ben Legler, Sep 2016.

Washington: Skamania County: Gifford Pinchot National Forest: adjacent to Orr Creek Snowpark along Forest Road 5603; Cispus River valley. Elev. 888 m.
46.349946° N, 121.597221° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.
Dry, level ground of old clearcut (cut ca 30 years ago), with open, regenerating, young, mixed age conifer forest of Pinus monticola, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies amabilis, Pinus ponderosa, Picea pungens, Tsuga heterophylla, Thuja plicata, and Callitropsis nootkatensis; most trees presumably planted. Saplings ca 2-4 meters tall, scattered on edge of open area of clearcut; needles square in cross-section, blue-green; young twigs glabrous, stout; planted in clearcut but appearing wild. Phenology: Vegetative.

Ben Legler 14373, Sep 5, 2016
With Sara Legler
WTU