- Family:
- Pinaceae Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
- Genus:
- Larix Mill.
Larix occidentalis Nutt.

[EDGE]
Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Larix occidentalis is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -7.39, which places it in position 746 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 12.3, ranked 190. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
Native to:
Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
- English
- Western Larch
Larix occidentalis Nutt. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Feb 1, 2009 | Lyall, D. [s.n.], USA | K000340295 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | Elrod, M.J. [s.n.], USA | K000340294 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | Leiberg, J.B. [1671], USA | K000340289 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | Barkley, F.A. [2685], USA | K000340290 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2009 | Lyall, D. [s.n.], USA | K000340288 | No | ||
Jun 1, 1998 | Moir, T.R.G. [233], Canada | K000340291 | No |
First published in N. Amer. Sylv. 2: 199 (1846)
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.
- Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
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EDGE Gymnosperms
EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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 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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