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Larix decidua Mill.

European larch (Pinaceae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyE
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Larix decidua is, unusually, a deciduous conifer; its cones are longer than those of Larix kaempferi, and without the curved scale-tips of their hybrid, Larix × marschlinsii.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-04-07

 European larch / Larix decidua: _Larix decidua_ is, unusually, a deciduous conifer; its cones are longer than those of _Larix kaempferi_, and without the curved scale-tips of their hybrid, _Larix_ × _marschlinsii_.

The young cones are bright pink.

Manchester (VC59: South Lancashire); 2007-03-31

 European larch / Larix decidua: The young cones are bright pink.

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