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PLANTS

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Plants
NativeTreePerennialRed flowers
Tamarack, photo 1 of 5
Tamarack, Leafless
Tamarack, photo 3 of 5
24.4 mHeight

Perennial tree reaching 24.4 m. Grows in conifers and in marshes.

There are 16,660 observations of Tamarack in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3,498
  2. Nord-du-Québec1,977
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,729
  4. Côte-Nord1,598
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches1,175
  6. Mauricie1,129
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent948
  8. Outaouais934
  9. Capitale-Nationale790
  10. Laurentides675
  11. Estrie601
  12. Lanaudière483
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine433
  14. Centre-du-Québec380
  15. Montérégie246
  16. Montréal60
  17. Laval4

Habitat

ConifersTaskoff
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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