Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Larix laricina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Larix laricina
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Tamarack, Eastern Larch
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p09
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_064
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lala_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_lala_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_lala_004_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_larix_laricina1
June Iron County MI
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_larix_laricina3
June Iron County MI
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_larix_laricina3b
June Iron County MI
Leaves borne on short shoots in clusters; leaves 1-2.5cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Larix laricina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Larix laricina
3704
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: bogs and swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Alternate
"FLOWER":
Spring
Female: Rosy. Male: Yellow
FRUIT:
Cone
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p036
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p186
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