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Trees of Wisconsin

Key to Gymnosperms of Northeastern Wisconsin

16a. Twigs pubescent with short, stiff hairs--use hand lens; cones 2.5 cm or less in length. Native species, usually in swamps or bogs.

 

twig 12cm Cone
Picea mariana (Black Spruce)

16b. Twigs glabrous; cones longer than 2.5 cm. Native or alien, various habitats.

twig 17.