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Larix

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Larix

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Also known as the Larches

Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus Larix, of the family Pinaceae. Growing to as much as tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They grow in lowland forests in the far north, and high in mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada, making them the most abundant genus of trees on earth. Larch wood is tough and relatively durable; it is used in boatbuilding, cladding, decking, garden furniture, fencing, and construction. Products extracted from larch include arabinogalactan, rosin, turpentine,

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Larix, also known as common larch or tamarack, is a genus of plants in the family Pinaceae. It belongs to the order Pinales, class Pinopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae. The genus is primarily distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

The taxon is accepted under the authority Mill. Records indicate a total of 421,351 occurrences, with 955 specific records held by institutions such as UCMP in the United States. Additionally, 1,582 PubMed entries reference Larix, and the genus is cited by 1,296 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 10 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

tamarack

Larix

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyPinaceae
Native toAlaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut
Observations29,897
Observations recorded421,351

落叶松属（學名：Larix）是松科下的一个属，主要分布在北半球。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
955
With media
233
Family
Pinaceae
Collections
UCMP
Recorded in
United States
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Research

1,582 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
tree
Parent taxon
Pinaceae
Image
Japanese Larch Larix Cone.JPG
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Commons category
Larix
taxon name
Larix
taxon rank
genus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6523
topic's main category
Category:Larix
taxon common name
macesen
PAEnflowered taxon URL
www.paenflowered.org/apgii/pinales/pinaceae/larix
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Description
  • Habit and foliage
  • Cones
  • Distribution
  • Evolution
  • External phylogeny
  • Taxonomy and internal phylogeny
  • Hybrids
  • Ecology
  • Species interactions
  • Diseases
  • Uses
  • In culture
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus Larix, of the family Pinaceae. Growing to as much as tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They grow in lowland forests in the far north, and high in mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada, making them the most abundant genus of trees on earth. Larch wood is tough and relatively durable; it is used in boatbuilding, cladding, decking, garden furniture, fencing, and construction. Products extracted from larch include arabinogalactan, rosin, turpentine, and an essential oil.

== Etymology ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Larix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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