- Family:
- Pinaceae Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
- Genus:
- Larix Mill.
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K.Koch

[EDGE]
Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Larix laricina is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -7.29, which places it in position 735 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 13.58, ranked 170. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
Native to:
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yukon
Introduced into:
Sweden
- Abies microcarpa (Lamb.) Lindl.
- Larix alaskensis W.Wight
- Larix americana Michx.
- Larix americana var. incurva Peck
- Larix fraseri Curtis ex Gordon & Glend.
- Larix intermedia (Du Roi) Lodd. ex J.Forbes
- Larix laricina var. alaskensis (W.Wight) Raup
- Larix laricina subsp. alaskensis (W.Wight) Silba
- Larix laricina var. americana (Michx.) Lemmon
- Larix laricina f. depressa J.Rousseau
- Larix laricina var. lutea Jaurès & Ferré
- Larix microcarpa (Lamb.) Mirb.
- Larix rubra Steud.
- Larix tenuifolia Salisb.
- Picea microcarpa (Lamb.) Peterm.
- Pinus intermedia Du Roi
- Pinus laricina Du Roi
- Pinus larix var. alba Castigl.
- Pinus larix var. nigra Castigl.
- Pinus larix var. rubra Castigl.
- Pinus microcarpa Lamb.
- English
- Tamarack
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K.Koch appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Apr 1, 2012 | Goldman, D.H. [3485], USA | K000554677 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2012 | Seidler, T. [NEWFS59], USA | K000554638 | No | ||
May 1, 2010 | Rico, L. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000661660 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | McCalla, W.C. [2445], Canada | K000340298 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | Gates, R.R. [s.n.], Canada | K000340309 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | McKelvey, S.D. [s.n.], USA | K000340304 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Scoggan, H.J. [8225], Canada | K000340300 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Graham, E.H. [446], USA | K000340305 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Went, F.W. [319], USA | K000340303 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Pringle, C.G. [s.n.], USA | K000340306 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Senn, H.A. [3490], Canada | K000340307 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Baldwin, W.K.W. [4561], Canada | K000340311 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Scoggan, H.J. [3007], Canada | K000340301 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Fernald, M.L. [4417], Canada | K000340308 | No | ||
Rousseau, J. [32017], Canada | K000340302 | No |
First published in Dendrologie 2(2): 263 (1873)
Accepted by
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
- Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- (2009). U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/index.html.
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000). Flora Nordica 1: 1-344. The Bergius Foundaton.
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EDGE Gymnosperms
EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Living Collection Database
Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Science Photographs
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