Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Larix Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
Vernacular Name(s):
Larch
Description
Deciduous, scarcely resinous trees; branches irregularly whorled, somewhat horizontal; bark becoming thick and furrowed. Winter buds small, subglobose, not resinous. Long shoots with spirally arranged, solitary lvs; short spur-like shoots with fascicles of up to c. 50, fine, soft, flattened to nearly quadrangular, grass-green lvs; resin ducts 2. ♂ strobili (cones) terminal on short shoots, oblong to globose, yellow, at anthesis before lvs. ♀ cones terminal on short shoots, ripening in first year, erect to downward pointing, surrounded by basal ring of brown, fimbriate, hair-like scales; bract scales much > ovuliferous scales at anthesis, red, purple or green, usually included in mature cone; ovuliferous scales becoming semi-woody, persistent; ovules 2 to each scale. Mature cones not disintegrating, few to numerous along branchlets. Seed with large wing.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Farjon, A 2001: World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. Edition 2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary: ... Abridged from the last folio edition, by the author, Philip Miller, in three volumes. ...Fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. Edition 4. London.
