Picea hirtella Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 32. 1914; P. balfouriana var. hirtella (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) W. C. Cheng; P. purpurea var. hirtella (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) Silba.

First-year branchlets usually stout, with nodes of normal length, densely pubescent. Leaves usually with 3 or 4 stomatal lines along each surface abaxially. Seed cones green-yellow or yellow before maturity, pale brown-yellow at maturity, 4-9 cm.

* Mountains; 3000-4000 m. W Sichuan, SE Xizang