Western Larch
Larix occidentalis Nutt. - Pine familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 200.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Western Larch: Acleris variana, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Archips packardiana, Argyresthia columbia, Argyresthia laricella, Argyrotaenia dorsalana, Barbara colfaxiana, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cladara limitaria, Clepsis persicana forbesi, Coleophora laricella, Cydia laricana, Cydia leucobasis, Dasychira grisefacta, Dasypyga alternosquamella, Dioryctria abietivorella, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira perlubens, Eilema bicolor, Epirranthis substriataria, Epirrita autumnata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia ornata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Gabriola dyari, Griselda radicana, Henricus fuscodorsanus, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora kasloensis, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Lithophane innominata, Melanchra pulverulenta, Melanolophia imitata, Nematocampa filamentaria, Olethreutes cespitana, Orgyia antiqua badia, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Palthis angulalis, Panthea portlandia - group, Papestra cristifera, Paralobesia piceana, Pero behrensaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Rhyacionia frustrana, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Semiothisa sexmaculata, Synanthedon novaroensis, Synaxis pallulata, Syngrapha selecta, Xestia mustelina, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera improbana
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
- USA: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.