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Tamarack
Tamarack
Larix laricina
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
150-180 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This conifer grows in the cold bogs and swamps across northern North America. It is the only native conifer that sheds all of its needles every single autumn.

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 laricina