Tamarack
Larix laricina
Summary 2
Tamarack Larch, or Tamarack, or Hackmatack, or American Larch (Larix laricina) is a species of larch native to northern North America and Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland, and also south into the northeastern United States from Minnesota to Cranesville Swamp, West Virginia; there is also a disjunct population in central Alaska. The name Tamarack is the Algonquian Native American name for the species.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Eli Sagor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7357861@N03/519865739
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix_laricina
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Temperature preference | cold mountains & hollows, moderate/central areas |
|---|---|
| Leaves | needles |
| Habitat moisture | wetland/floodplain |
