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European larch
Larix decidua decidua
46.2077, 7.13989
Field Notes
Description:
The European larch is a larch species native to the mountains of central Europe. Unlike other members of the Pinaceae family it has deciduous needles which turn yellow before falling in winter.
Habitat:
The trees shown here were found in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 2000m. The European larch is among the tree line trees in the Alps, reaching 2400 m altitude, though most abundant from 1000–2000 m.
Notes:
Pictures taken last year at the first snow fall. The trees had just started to turn yellow.
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Larix decidua
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012
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