Larix decidua(L.) Mill.

European larch

WFO wfo-0000443338 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Larix decidua, photographed by CorentinD
fig. a CorentinD, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-13 / obs. 206370218
Larix decidua, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. b Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205820803
Larix decidua, photographed by Jason Grant
fig. c Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202770072
Larix decidua, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. d Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201502224
Larix decidua, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. e Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200828579
Larix decidua, photographed by Jason Grant
fig. f Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194801562
Larix decidua, photographed by rainerburkard
fig. g rainerburkard, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 198107898
Larix decidua, photographed by Tobias Schönberg
fig. h Tobias Schönberg, CC0 1.0 / obs. 198681901

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Confused withby our own model

These are not lookalikes we guessed at. Each one is a species our identification model genuinely mistook for this plant, and how many times. The error rate is published.

Also published as 30 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abies larix J.St.-Hil.
  • Abies larix Poir.
  • Abies larix var. pendula (P.Lawson) Lindl. & Gordon
  • Larix caducifolia Gilib.
  • Larix carpatica (Domin) Domin
  • Larix communis Lindl.
  • Larix decidua f. pendula (P.Lawson) R.E.Fr.
  • Larix decidua subsp. carpatica (Domin) Silba
  • Larix decidua subsp. europaea (DC.) Domin
  • Larix decidua subsp. polonica (Racib. ex Wóycicki) Domin
  • Larix decidua subsp. sudetica (Domin) Domin
  • Larix decidua var. pendula (P.Lawson) Henkel & W.Hochst.
  • Larix decidua var. pendulina (Regel) Regel
  • Larix europaea DC.
  • Larix europaea var. pendula P.Lawson
  • Larix europaea var. pendulina Regel
  • Larix excelsa Link
  • Larix gracilis A.Dietr.
  • Larix larix (L.) H.Karst.
  • Larix polonica Racib. ex Wóycicki
  • Larix pyramidalis (L.) Salisb.
  • Larix sibirica subsp. polonica Sukaczev
  • Larix sudetica Domin
  • Larix vulgaris (L.) Fisch. ex Spach

and 6 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice, no toxicity claim and no native range, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.