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Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi (Lam.) Carrière)

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Introduced
Introduced or Not Present

This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

↑Habitat

In its native range, this species is mostly found in early-successional disturbed habitats with essentially undeveloped soil, such as on lava flows or avalanche debris, on local sites with sufficient moisture.

In North America, it is mostly found around where it has been grown in plantations; reproduction is limited to disturbed sites with less-developed soils. Pollution tolerance is poor, which limits its ability to establish in urban areas and along roads where suitable habitat might otherwise exist.

Overall, this species does not seem to be well-adapted to survival in the wild in North America, and rarely establishes robust or vigorous populations in the wild.

↑Uses

Widely planted in plantations. Also occasionally used as a landscaping tree.

• Japanese Larch | The Wood Database (About This Site)

• Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Japanese Larch | iNaturalist (About This Site)

• Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)

• Japanese Larch | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)

• Larix kaempferi | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

• Larix kaempferi | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

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