Larix laricina

"Tamarack" redirects here. For other uses, see Tamarack (disambiguation). "Hackmatack" redirects here. For the balsam poplar species, see Populus balsamifera.

Larix laricina
Tamarack larch in fall colors, with red spruce in the background
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Larix
Species:
L. laricina
Binomial name
Larix laricina
(Du Roi) K. Koch
Natural range of Larix laricina
Synonyms[2]
  • Abies microcarpa (Lamb.) Lindl.
  • Larix alaskensis W.Wight
  • Larix americana Michx.
  • Larix fraseri Curtis ex Gordon
  • Larix intermedia (Du Roi) Lodd. ex J.Forbes
  • Larix microcarpa (Lamb.) J.Forbes
  • Larix rubra Steud.
  • Larix tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Pinus intermedia Du Roi
  • Pinus laricina Du Roi
  • Pinus microcarpa Lamb.

Larix laricina, commonly known as the tamarack,[3] hackmatack,[3] eastern larch,[3] black larch,[3] red larch,[3] or American larch,[3] is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland, and also south into the upper northeastern United States from Minnesota to Cranesville Swamp, West Virginia; there is also an isolated population in central Alaska.[4]

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Larix laricina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42313A2971618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42313A2971618.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Larix laricina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ a b c d e f Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Larix laricina". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  4. ^ "Larix laricina". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.