NameThatPlant.net: Larix decidua

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Larix decidua FAMILY Pinaceae Go to FSUS key

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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

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