Latin name: Picea sp.
Botanical family: Pinaceae
Growth habit: Tree
Vernacular name(s): spruce (Eng.)
épinette (Fr.)
cigubi (Atikamekw se'ssegân'dok Ojibwa)
Uses:
Gum :Used as a poultice on wounds [Atikamekw 73]. , boils and abscesses [Algonquians 63].
Roots :Used for sewing [Ojibwa 84; Atikamekw 73].