larches
Larix
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus Larix, of the pine family, Pinaceae. Growing to as much as 60 m (195 ft) tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They grow in lowland forests in the far north, and high in mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada, making them the most abundant genus of trees on earth. Larch wood is tough and relatively durable; it is used in boatbuilding, cladding, decking, garden furniture, fencing, and construction. Products extracted from larch include arabinogalactan (larch gum), rosin, turpentine, and an essential oil.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
tamarack
speciesLarix laricina
European larch
speciesLarix decidua
Siberian larch
speciesLarix sibirica
western larch
speciesLarix occidentalis
Dahurian larch
speciesLarix gmelinii
subalpine larch
speciesLarix lyallii
Japanese larch
speciesLarix kaempferi
hybrid larch
hybridLarix × marschlinsii
Chinese Larch
speciesLarix potaninii
Sikkim larch
speciesLarix griffithii
Masters's larch
speciesLarix mastersiana
Czekanowski's Larch
hybridLarix × czekanowskii
Larix × eurolepis
hybridLarix × eurolepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.227
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.528
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.110
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.116
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1191
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.183
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.392
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.183
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.800
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.877
Elements of Botany
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.108
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.364
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55571.