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Larch
Larch (Larix) is a genus of deciduous coniferous trees of the Northern Hemisphere, unusual for shedding golden needles in autumn, with 10–13 species, durable timber, and major pests including European larch canker and eastern larch beetle.
Larix
Larix (larches) is a genus of deciduous conifers in Pinaceae, the only widespread conifer genus shedding its needles annually. Species include L. decidua, L. gmelinii, L. laricina, and L. lyallii, cold-adapted trees of boreal and treeline habitats.
Larix decidua
Larix decidua, European larch, is a deciduous conifer (Pinaceae) native to the Alps, Sudetes, and Carpathians, widely planted for durable timber, Venice turpentine, and the vigorous hybrid Dunkeld larch.
Larix gmelinii
Larix gmelinii, Dahurian larch (落叶松), a deciduous conifer of Pinaceae native from Siberia to Kamchatka and China; dominates permafrost of northeastern Eurasia, tree line to 70°N, with varieties japonica, olgensis, principis-rupprechtii.
Larix kaempferi
Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch, karamatsu, カラマツ) is a deciduous conifer native to central Honshu, Japan, introduced to the West in 1861 and widely planted for timber; known for canker resistance, hybrid vigor with L. decidua, and Phytophthora ramorum dieback.
Larix laricina
Larix laricina, tamarack or eastern larch (hackmatack), is a deciduous North American conifer of bogs and muskegs from the Atlantic to Alaska, with yellow autumn needles, pulpwood timber, and eastern larch beetle outbreaks in Minnesota.