Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Larix decidua
FAMILY
Pinaceae
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Learn more about Larix from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix decidua
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Larix decidua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Larix decidua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2 (1993)
Larix decidua
COMMON NAME:
European Larch
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JK Marlow jkm140816_686
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Cones 2-3.5cm long (vs. 1.2-2cm for L. laricina), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
)
JK Marlow jkm140816_688
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
Leaves 2.5-3cm long (vs. 1-2.5 for L. laricina), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Larix decidua
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix decidua
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Larix decidua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Larix decidua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2
Larix decidua
3705
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
"FLOWER":
Spring
Female: reddish, pink, yellowish-green. 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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