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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Conifers
  5. Conifers
  6. Pine Family
  7. Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies
  8. Larches

genus

Larches

Larix

Traits
Includes
3 native 3 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Tamarack native
  • European Larch introduced
  • Siberian Larch introduced
  • Western Larch native
  • Dahurian Larch
  • Subalpine Larch native
  • Japanese Larch introduced
  • Hybrid Larch

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native larches All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Tamarack Larix laricina caterpillars 116 hosts 7 food 19 shelter 1
  • Western Larch Larix occidentalis caterpillars 59 hosts 2 food 7 shelter 1
  • Subalpine Larch Larix lyallii caterpillars 26 hosts 1 food 5

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