Larix gmelinii

Pinaceae Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen.

Etymology
Larix refers to the Latin name for larches.
gmelinii refers to the botanist J. G. Gmelin.

Colloquial Name
Gmelin’s larch

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Larix gmelinii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 30, BRY, CTA, IRK, YAK, 31, AMU, KAM, KHA, KUR, MAG, PRM, SAK, 36, CHI, CHI-NM, CHM, CHN, CHN-HB, CHN-SX, 37, MON, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, KOR, KOR-NK

Habitat
The natural habitats for Larix gmelinii are boreal forests, subarctic forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1800 up to 1800 metres. Other conifers associated with Larix gmelinii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 1
Larix gmelinii is hardy to USDA Zone 1 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -51.1C (-60F) to -45.6C (-50F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Larix gmelinii is stable. There are no known threats for Larix gmelinii.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Larix gmelinii has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Larix gmelinii is Sect. Larix. The coordinate taxa for Larix gmelinii are therefore:

Larix gmelinii is further placed under Laricoideae. Larix gmelinii is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Dortmund’, ‘Romberg Park’, ‘Tharandt’