PLANTS Profile for Larix laricina (tamarack)

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Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
tamarack

Symbol:

LALA

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Pinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

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Synonyms:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

	LAAL6	Larix alaskensis W. Wight
	LALAA5	Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch var. alaskensis (W. Wight) Raup

Distribution:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CT, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

View 9 genera in Pinaceae, 8 species in Larix

Classification:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Pinaceae – Pine family
Genus	Larix Mill. – larch
Species	Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch – tamarack

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
tamarack		Threatened
Maryland:
larch		Endangered
Rhode Island:
American larch		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low	Moderate			Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183412.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

BorealForest.org

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Flora of North America

IL-Selecting Trees for your Home (University of Illinois)

IL-vPlants

MI-Michigan State University Extension

Nearctica-Native Conifers of North America

Ruhr Botanical Garden: Image

Silvics of North America

Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery

UCLA Botanical Garden: Image

USFS-Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Herbarium

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

www.conifers.org

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 01:36 AM MDT