Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch. Common name: Eastern Larch, Eastern Tamarack, Akemantak. Habitat: Bogs and swamps. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador), Keewatin, and AK, south to MD (Garrett County), WV (Preston and Randolph counties), OH, IN, IL, MN, and BC. A single tree of unknown provenance is at the Beech Gap Overlook (milepost 423.3, Transylvania County, NC) on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Tamarack comes from the Algonquin word, akemantak, which means "wood used for snowshoes."
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA2, G, Il, K4, Mi, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, WV; Pinus laricina Du Roi; = n/a — RAB; > Larix alaskensis W.Wight. Basionym: Pinus laricina Du Roi 1771
Links to other floras: = Larix laricina - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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