Taxon: Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Genus:

Larix

Family:

Pinaceae

Nomen number:

21499

Place of publication:

Dendrologie 2(2):263. 1873

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

08-may-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 01-dic-2004

Species priority site is:

National Arboretum (NA)

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

(=) Larix americana Michx.
Basionym: Pinus laricina Du Roi

Common names:

American larch (Source: BSBI) - English
eastern larch (Source: AH 519) - English
hackmatack (Source: Trees US) - English
red larch (Source: Websters Dict) - English
tamarack (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
kanadalärk (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Materials: fiber (for wood pulp fide AH 519)
Materials: wood (fide F NAmer)
Medicines: folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada, [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory] United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (n.), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia (n.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Minnesota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland]

References:

Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961 (Websters Dict)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Botanical Society of the British Isles BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). (BSBI)
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)
Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978 (AH 519)
Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979 (Trees US)

Check other web resources for Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch :

Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program:
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21499. Accessed 14 mayo 2024.