Larix sp., a Larch
Account Summary
Introduced, neophyte, rarely recorded but often ignored and therefore under-recorded.
1968; unnamed recorder; Marble Arch/Cladagh River Glen NR.
July to November.
As with other introduced conifers, this deciduous conifer is often ignored by field recorders as being of little or no interest, it being generally assumed, often perfectly correctly, to be deliberately planted. The four records that belong here are identified only as being a form of larch, but very probably they are the hybrid larch, Larix decidua × L. kaempferi (see below).
Names
'Picea’ is the classical Latin name of the genus and is derived from the Latin 'pix' meaning 'pitch', a reference to the resin obtained from the tree. The specific epithet 'abies' is derived from the Latin 'abire' meaning 'to rise', which is considered a reference to the considerable height some species of coniferous trees can attain under good growing conditions (Hyam and Pankhurst 1995).
Threats
None.