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European Larch

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Larix decidua, the European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with small disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland. Its lifespan has been confirmed to reach close to 1,000 years, with ages of around 2,000 years considered likely.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Crown conic when young, becoming broad and often irregular with age 1
Scientific Name
Larix decidua 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Larix, Taxa
Source Wikidata: European Larch
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Armenia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Romania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Larix decidua
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Larix decidua, the European larch, is a species of larch
  • Wikidata P141, IUCN conservation status
    least concern
  • Description, sentence 2
    The crown is conic when young, becoming broad and often irregular with age
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: European Larch
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q146048, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Larix, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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