Pinaceae
European larch
Larix decidua
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Larix
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- لارقس منفض
- bar
- Europäische Lärche, Lärche
- Basque
- Alertze europar, Laritz europar, Laritz europarra
- Belarusian
- Мадрына, Мадрына еўрапейская, Мандрына
- Czech
- Modřín evropský
- Dutch
- Europese lariks, Europese larix
- English
- European larch
- French
- Mélèze commun
- Hungarian
- Közönséges vörösfenyő
- Italian
- Larice comune
- Japanese
- ラリクス・デキドゥア, ラーチ
- Luxembourgish
- Mëllechdänn
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Europeisk lerk
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Europeisk lerk
- Portuguese
- Larice europeu, Larice-europeu, Lariço europeu
- Russian
- Лиственица европейская, Лиственница опадающая
- Slovak
- Červený smrek
- Slovenian
- Evropski macesen, Macesen
- Spanish
- Alerce comun, Alerce común, Alerce de Europa, Alerce de los Alpes, Alerce deciduo, Alerce europeo, Larice, Lárice
- Swedish
- Europeisk lärk, Lärkträd
- Ukrainian
- Модрина звичайна
- vec
- Larese, Laress
Synonyms
- Abies larix Poir.
- Abies larix J.St.-Hil.
- Abies larix var. pendula (P.Lawson) Lindl. & Gordon
- Larix caducifolia Gilib.
- Larix decidua f. pendula (P.Lawson) R.E.Fr.
- Larix decidua subsp. europaea (DC.) Domin
- Larix decidua var. pendula (P.Lawson) Henkel & W.Hochst.
- Larix decidua var. pendulina (Regel) Regel
- Larix europaea var. pendula P.Lawson
- Larix europaea var. pendulina Regel
- Larix gracilis A.Dietr.
- Larix larix (L.) H.Karst.
- Larix pyramidalis (L.) Salisb.
- Larix sudetica Domin
- Larix vulgaris (L.) Fisch. ex Spach
- Peuce larix (L.) Rich.
- Picea larix (L.) Peterm.
- Pinus laeta Salisb.
- Pinus larix L.
- Pinus larix var. europaea Pall.
- Pinus larix var. pendula (P.Lawson) Endl.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Sciadopitys from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Multiple Authors, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: walter Wörz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: cla6481, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hazza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.