Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Eastern Larch - Larix laricina   (Du Roi) K. Koch
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Author(Du Roi) K. Koch
Distribution"A single tree of unknown provenance is at the Beech Gap Overlook (milepost 423.3, Transylvania County, NC) on the Blue Ridge Parkway (J.D. Pittillo, pers. comm., 2013)" (Weakley et al. 2025). Weakley's map shows it as Uncertain Provenance; however, the website editors prefer to consider this as an escape/planted tree, far south of the known range limits in WV.

Canada and AK south to MD, WV, and BC; not known from VA.
AbundanceOne tree.
HabitatWithin its range, occurs in wetlands such as peat bogs, lakeshores, and swampy places.
Phenology
IdentificationA medium height deciduous conifer, growing to 40-80 feet tall. Its blue-green needles average barely 1-inch long, and the rounded cones are only 3/4-inch long.
Taxonomic CommentsNone

Other Common Name(s)Eastern Tamarack
State RankSE
Global RankG5
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B.A. SorrieSame place and date. Photo_non_NCPhoto_non_NC
B.A. SorriePeat Bog, Upper Peninsula of MI, 2018. Photo_non_NCPhoto_non_NC
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