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Larix Decidua

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

The European larch is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, including the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with small lowland populations in northern Poland. It is a medium to large deciduous conifer reaching 25 to 45 meters tall, with light green needle-like leaves two to four centimeters long that turn bright yellow before falling in autumn, and erect, ovoid cones two to six centimeters long that ripen from pinkish red to brown. It is remarkably cold hardy, surviving winter temperatures to at least minus 50 degrees Celsius, growing up to 2,400 meters in the Alps though most common between 1,000 and 2,000 meters on well-drained soils, and confirmed individuals have lived close to 1,000 years, with ages around 2,000 years considered likely.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Larix decidua 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 3

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: European Larch

In Biome

Temperate Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Larix decidua

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Larix decidua

Cultivation
It is also widely cultivated in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, and is naturalised in Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
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.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikidata: European Larch

Wikidata

Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Wikidata Q146048 (P225 taxon name)
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q146048
Child Taxon Of: Larix, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Larix decidua

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

Quote, 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":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514

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"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":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, 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.

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Plants For A Future: Larix decidua

Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Forms extensive open forests at high altitudes

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