Tamarack, Larix laricina, is a deciduous conifer of the family Pinaceae native across northern North America, from Alaska and Canada south into the northern United States, one of the most cold-hardy trees on the continent and among the few conifers found growing at the northern edge of the treeline. Its soft, needle-like leaves grow in dense clusters on short spur shoots and turn a vivid gold before dropping each autumn, and it commonly grows in wet bogs and swamps alongside black spruce.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Larix, Taxa Source Wikidata: Tamarack
In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Larix laricina (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source The Gymnosperm Database: The Gymnosperm Database: Tamarack
In the Other Atlases
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Larix laricina (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Larix laricina, commonly known as the tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch, is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland, and also south into the upper northeastern United States from Minnesota to Cranesville Swamp, West Virginia; there is also an isolated population in central Alaska.
In Biome: Bog, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 316222, target B278681
They can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions but grow most commonly in swamps, bogs, or muskegs, in wet to moist organic soils such as sphagnum, peat, and woody peat.They are also found on mineral soils that range f
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Larix laricina
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profileQuote, system profile
"habitat": "Terrestrial"
3. Plants For A Future: Larix laricina
Plants For A FutureMedicinal UsesQuote, Medicinal Uses
Tamarack was employed medicinally by a number of native North American Indian tribes who used it to treat a variety of complaints.
4. GBIF Species API
5. NatureServe Explorer: Larix laricina
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
7. Wikidata: Tamarack
Wikidata- Wikidata Q734085, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q734085 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Larix, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 8. Tamarack (Wikipedia)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514
"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Pinaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapins et pins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Firs and pines","language":"EN"},{"name":"Abetos, pinos","language":"ES"},{"name":"松科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
The Gymnosperm Database: The Gymnosperm Database: Tamarack
The Gymnosperm DatabaseIn Ecosystem: Canadian Boreal Forest, Distribution and EcologyQuote, In Ecosystem: Canadian Boreal Forest, Distribution and Ecology
Found at 0-1200 m elevation in boreal forests
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