Western larch

Western larch
View of mature Western Larch in mid-summer with lush green foliage.
William O. Douglas Wilderness
Naches Valley, WA

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Larix
Species:
L. occidentalis
Binomial name
Larix occidentalis
Natural range of Larix occidentalis

The western larch (Larix occidentalis) is a species of larch native to the mountains of western North America (Pacific Northwest, Inland Northwest); in Canada in southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, and in the United States in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. It is the most productive of the three species of larch native to North America.[3][4]

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  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Larix occidentalis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Rehfeldt, Gerald E.; Jaquish, Barry C. (March 2010). "Ecological impacts and management strategies for western larch in the face of climate-change". Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 15 (3): 283–306. doi:10.1007/s11027-010-9217-2. ISSN 1381-2386. S2CID 154285038.
  4. ^ Klenk, Nicole L. (March 1, 2015). "The development of assisted migration policy in Canada: An analysis of the politics of composing future forests". Land Use Policy. 44: 101–109. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.12.003. ISSN 0264-8377.