Pinaceae
Tamarack
Larix laricina
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Larix
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Common names
By language (25)
- Arabic
- أرزية كندية, الطمراق الأمريكي من الفصيلة الصنوبرية
- arz
- ارزيه كنديه
- Bulgarian
- Американска лиственица
- Chinese
- 北美落葉松, 北美落叶松, 美洲落叶松
- Czech
- Modřín americký
- English
- Tamarack, American larch, Eastern larch, Hackmatack
- Esperanto
- Orienta lariko
- Estonian
- Ameerika lehis
- Finnish
- Kanadanlehtikuusi
- French
- Mélèze laricin
- German
- Ostamerikanische Lärche, Tamarack
- Hebrew
- ארזית מזרחית
- Hungarian
- Amerikai vörösfenyő
- Icelandic
- Mýralerki
- Japanese
- アメリカカラマツ
- koi
- Америкаись лисвень
- Lithuanian
- Amerikinis maumedis
- Macedonian
- Американски ариш, Тамарак
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Amerikalerk
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Amerikalerk
- Persian
- سیاهکاج آمریکایی
- Polish
- Modrzew amerykański
- Russian
- Лиственница американская
- Swedish
- Kanadalärk
- Ukrainian
- Модрина американська
Synonyms
- Abies microcarpa (Lamb.) Lindl.
- Abies pendula (Aiton) Lindl. & Gordon
- Larix alaskensis W.Wight
- Larix americana Michx.
- Larix americana var. incurva Peck
- Larix americana var. prolifera Loudon
- Larix americana var. rubra Loudon
- Larix dahurica var. americana (Michx.) Henkel & W.Hochst.
- Larix europaea var. pendula (Aiton) J.Forbes
- Larix fraseri Curtis ex Gordon
- Larix intermedia (Du Roi) Lodd. ex J.Forbes
- Larix laricina f. depressa Rousseau
- Larix laricina f. laricina
- Larix laricina f. lutea (Jaurès & Ferré) Ouden & Boom
- Larix laricina f. parvistrobus (Jaurès & Ferré) Ouden & Boom
- Larix laricina subsp. alaskensis (W.Wight) Silba
- Larix laricina var. alaskensis (W.Wight) Raup
- Larix laricina var. americana (Michx.) Lemmon
- Larix laricina var. lutea Jaurès & Ferré
- Larix laricina var. parvistrobus Jaurès & Ferré
- Larix microcarpa (Lamb.) J.Forbes
- Larix microcarpa (Lamb.) Mirb.
- Larix pendula f. contorta Browicz & Bugala
- Larix pendula var. repens A.Henry
- Larix rubra Steud.
- Larix tenuifolia (Du Roi) Salisb.
- Picea microcarpa (Lamb.) Peterm.
- Pinus intermedia Du Roi
- Pinus laricina Du Roi
- Pinus larix var. alba Castigl.
- Pinus larix var. americana Pall.
- Pinus larix var. nigra Castigl.
- Pinus larix var. rubra Castigl.
- Pinus microcarpa Lamb.
- Pinus pendula Aiton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Larry Jensen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Dumais, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam DeHollander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: earl woolsey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sean Vanderluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.