Alaska Larch

Larix laricina is a conifer in the Pinaceae family, commonly called tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch. It is distributed across much of Canada and into the northeastern U.S., with an isolated population in central Alaska. The species was first described in 1873. It is adapted to cold climates and is found in regions such as Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Vermont-US, Iceland, and Norway.