Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Larix occidentalis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Larix occidentalis is a deciduous tree with a short, conic crown; it can grow around 45 - 55 metres tall, exceptionally to 65 metres, with a trunk up to 200cm in diameter. Especially when growing in a forest, the trunk is usually branch-free over most of the tree's height[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Larix occidentalis is one of the most valuable timber-producing species in western North America and is harvested in large quantities from the wild. It is also used locally as a source of food, medicine and materials. Larix occidentalis is a widespread and common species with a broad distribution, ready recruitment of seedlings and regeneration power after disturbance. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana

HabitatMountain valleys and lower slopes, often in swampy areas, usually on grey brown, well drained podzolic mountain soils, which are moderately acid and usually in mixed stands; at elevations from 500 - 2,100 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 2124 Title A Handbook of the World's Conifers Vol. 1 (Second revised edition) Publication Author Farjon A. Publisher Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands Year 2017 ISBN 978 90 04 32449 7 Description ].