Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Tamarack, Eastern Larch
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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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June Iron County MI
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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 (11/30/12):
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Larix laricina
FAMILY
Pinaceae
3704
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Native: north of the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in bogs and swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 p036
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p186