Pinaceae
Western larch
Larix occidentalis
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Larix
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- أرزية غربية
- arz
- ارزيه غربيه
- Bulgarian
- Западна лиственица
- Chinese
- 西部落葉松, 西部落葉鬆, 西美落叶松
- English
- Western larch
- Esperanto
- Okcidenta lariko
- Finnish
- Lännenlehtikuusi
- German
- Westamerikanische Lärche
- Hebrew
- ארזית מערבית
- Hungarian
- Nyugati vörösfenyő
- Icelandic
- Risalerki
- Japanese
- ウエスタンカラマツ
- Lithuanian
- Vakarinis maumedis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kjempelerk
- Persian
- سیاهکاج غربی
- Polish
- Modrzew zachodni
- Russian
- Лиственница западная
- Ukrainian
- Модрина західна
Synonyms
- Larix americana var. brevifolia Carrière
- Pinus nuttallii Parl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Schnepf, University of Idaho, USA, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jami Dwyer on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cole Wolf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: hojaleaf on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.