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Japanese Larch

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi, is a deciduous conifer of the family Pinaceae native to the mountains of central Honshu, Japan, one of the relatively few conifers that sheds its needles each autumn. It is widely planted outside its native range for timber and reforestation, valued for its fast growth and resistance to some pests that affect other larches, and its needles turn a striking gold before falling in autumn.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Larix kaempferi 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Larix, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Japanese Larch
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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Canada

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Japan

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Netherlands

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North America

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North Korea

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Poland

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Turkey

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Sources
1. Larix kaempferi (Wikipedia)
  • Uses
    Japanese larch is an important tree in forestry plantations, being grown throughout central and northern Japan (north to Hokkaidō), and also widely in northern Europe, particularly Ireland and Britain.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    It is a medium-sized to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 20-40 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Japanese Larch
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q147439, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q147439 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Larix, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Larix kaempferi
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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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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6. Japanese Larch (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12514
Quote, 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":[]
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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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