DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Larix decidua | European Larch 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
The native range of European larch is separated into four distinct,
closed regions plus several outliers centered in the Alps.  It extends
from Switzerland south to Italy [3,14,15].  European larch been widely
planted throughout Europe and Great Britain, and has also been planted
in southern Canada and the northeastern United States.  It has become
naturalized in Maine, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Vermont, and Rhode Island [12,22,24].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES10  White - red - jack pine
   FRES19  Aspen - birch


STATES : 
     CT  ME  MI  NH  NY  RI  VT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     JOFL


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
European larch is a subalpine or montane species, occurring in the Alps
with Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) and mountain pine (P. montana).  It
sometimes occurs naturally in pure stands [25].  At middle elevations
its associates include Norway spruce (Picea abies) and European silver
fir (Abies alba), and at the lowest elevations it may be found with
European beech (Fagus sylvatica) [3].

Related categories for Species: Larix decidua | European Larch