mrh - Dec 22, 2004 7:45 pm - Voted 10/10
LarchAre those subalpine larch (Larix lyallii) or normal larch (Larix occidentalis) growing high up? Heck of a nice picture.
Saintgrizzly - Jan 21, 2005 10:59 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: LarchI'm not very knowledgable on this sort of thing, and so can't answer your question on the larch. By whatever name, when they've reached the deep, burnished, gold stage, they are breathtakingly beautiful!
It was a very nice morning, and by late September when we were there, the light had changed enough from mid-summer to be quite dramatic. Thanks for the compliment.
mrh - Jan 22, 2005 4:39 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: LarchLarch and tamarack are both common names for the same group of trees - all in the genus Larix. Because they are common names, neither larch nor tamarack are right or wrong, but generally tamarack is a term for eastern species in Larix, while larch is a western term for other species of the group. However, in both the west and the east, both common names are used interchangably and are acceptable.
kyledod - Feb 13, 2006 3:32 pm - Voted 10/10
L. lyallii or occidentalisThey are in all probability Larix lyallii. L. lyallii and L. occidentalis do hybridize (Carlton Ridge on Lolo Peak has hybrids for an example). However, since these are changing in September (L. occidentalis usually changes later in western Montana), growing at well over 7000 feet in elevation, and since I know there to be quite a bit of L. lyallii in the Pintlers I would guess this is what they are.
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