Larch

Larches are deciduous coniferous trees in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. They are native to the whole of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the far north, and high on mountains further south.

There are 9-13 species; those marked '#' are not accepted as distinct species by all authorities:

Larix decidua (L. europea) European larch
Larix gmelinii (L. dahurica) Dahurian larch
Larix himalaica Langtang larch #
Larix kaempferi (L. leptolepis) Japanese larch
Larix kongboensis Tibetan larch #
Larix laricina Tamarack or American larch
Larix lyallii Subalpine larch
Larix mastersiana Master's larch
Larix occidentalis Western larch
Larix potaninii Chinese larch
Larix principis-rupprechtii Prince Rupprecht's larch #
Larix sibirica Siberian larch
Larix speciosa Yunnan larch #

Most if not all of the species can be hybridised in cultivation; the best known hybrid is Larix x marschlinsii (a.k.a. L. x eurolepis, an illegitimate name), the Dunkeld larch which arose more or less simultanously in Switzerland and Scotland when L. decidua and L. kaempferi hybridised. It is valued in forestry.

Table of contents

1 External links
2 Links to other Pinaceae
3 see also:

External links

Gymnosperm Database - Larix

Links to other Pinaceae

Pinus - Picea - Cathaya - Larix - Pseudotsuga - Abies - Cedrus - Keteleeria - Pseudolarix - Nothotsuga - Tsuga