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Larix decidua



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Larix decidua
European larch

Monoecious, solitary, and subtly attractive in spring.

The male pollen-bearing flowers are oval, yellow-brown, and 1/4 - 1/3" long.

The female flowers are larger, 1/2 - 3/4" long, ovoid cones that are reddish purple with a green stripe in the center of each scale, and are borne in the axils of larger, older branches.

 
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