Stats

Lifespan

Up to 800 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Boreal forest

Range

Northern Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

The Siberian larch is one of the few deciduous conifers, blazing golden-yellow each autumn before shedding its soft needles — an unusual spectacle among evergreen relatives. It forms the world's northernmost forests across Siberia and Central Asia, enduring temperatures as low as −60 °C.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Larix

Species

Larix sibirica