Tamarack

Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Pine family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

75.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Acleris variana, Acronicta lanceolaria, Amorbia humerosana, Anacamptodes vellivolata, Anaplectoides pressus, Aplectoides condita, Archips alberta, Archips packardiana, Argyresthia laricella, Argyrotaenia niscana, Argyrotaenia tabulana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Biston betularia cognataria, Campaea perlata, Caripeta angustiorata, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura pinus, Chytolita petrealis, Cingilia catenaria, Cladara limitaria, Clepsis persicana, Coleophora laricella, Coleotechnites laricis, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Dioryctria reniculella, Dolichomia thymetusalis, Dysstroma citrata, Dysstroma truncata, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Elaphria versicolor, Epinotia cruciana, Epirrita autumnata henshawi, Eufidonia discospilata, Eufidonia notataria, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia fletcherata, Eupithecia gibsonata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eurois occulta, Feralia jocosa, Griselda radicana, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hydriomena divisdaria, Hydriomena furcata, Hydriomena perfracta, Hypagyrtis piniata, Ipimorpha pleonectusa, Iridopsis larvaria, Lacanobia nevadae, Lacanobia nevadae canadensis, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lapara bombycoides, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane thaxteri, Lobophora nivigerata, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Macaria exauspicata, Macaria pustularia, Malacosoma disstria, Melanchra assimilis, Melanchra pulverulenta, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia signataria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nepytia canosaria, Nepytia semiclusaria, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Panthea acronyctoides, Panthea furcilla, Papestra biren, Papestra cristifera, Paralobesia piceana, Pero morrisonaria, Pococera jovita, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa bisignata, Semiothisa denticulata, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Semiothisa oweni, Semiothisa sexmaculata, Semiothisa submarmorata, Solenobia walshella, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Sphinx gordius, Sphinx poecila, Spiramater lutra, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Tetracis cachexiata, Thera contractata, Tolype laricis, Xestia dilucida, Xestia elimata, Xestia perquiritata, Xestia praevia, Xestia youngii, Xylotype arcadia, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.