Engelmann Spruce
Picea engelmannii
About Engelmann Spruce
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Wound Healing, Cough, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Picea engelmannii, with common names Engelmann spruce, white spruce, mountain spruce, or silver spruce, is a species of spruce native to western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta, southwest to northern California and southeast to Arizona and New Mexico; there are also two isolated populations in northern Mexico. It is mostly a high altitude mountain tree, growing at 900 metres (3,000 ft) – 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) altitude, rarely lower in the northwest of the...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist