Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Larix gmelinii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Larix gmelinii is a deciduous tree with a broad, pyramidal crown that becomes open, flat-topped and irregular with age; it can grow around 30 - 35 metres tall with a trunk 100 - 150cm in diameter[ 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 ]. Dahurian larch is an extremely important timber tree in the Russian Far Eas where its wood is used for a wide range of purposes. It is also cultivated as a timber tree outside its native range; is used in afforestation projects, and is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 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 ]. Larix gmelinii is an extremely widespread species, the global population of which must count in the hundreds of millions of trees. 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 Rangee. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern and eastern China, Korea

HabitatForms dense forests at high elevations[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Hills, mountains, rocky slopes, peatlands, swamps, lowland sub-arctic plains, river basins and valleys; at elevations from 300 - 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].