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Larix
| Description | Larches are conifers in the genus Larix, of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from 20 to 45 m (66 to 148 ft) tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada. Although they are conifers, larches are deciduous trees that lose their needles in the autumn. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Larix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Larix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | larch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Larix Mill. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 46.2 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, and J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | 잎갈나무속, Larches, Larch, Lärkar, Lärche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Larix decidua x kaempferi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix circlensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix czekanowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix dahurica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix decidua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix fernleyii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix gmelinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix griffithii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix kaempferi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix laricina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix leonardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix lyallii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix maritima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix mastersiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix polonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix potaninii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larix sibirica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1768 | Larix Miller |
| 1989 | Larix Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
