American larch - American larch

Japanese: アメリカカラマツ - あめりかからまつ
American larch - American larch

...They are also planted as garden trees for their fresh green and yellow leaves. The Larix genus (larch) is distributed in the subtropics of the Northern Hemisphere, with over 10 species, including European larch (L. decidua Mill.) in central to southern Europe, Siberian larch (L. sibirica Ledeb.) in western Siberia, Dahurian larch (L. dahurica) in eastern Siberia, and American larch (L. laricina Koch), which is widely distributed from Alaska to eastern North America. The closely related Pseudolarix kaempferi Gord. resembles larch, but its yellow leaves are more beautiful than larch's, and the cones crumble after ripening, scattering the scales. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "American larch" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…新緑,黄葉をめでて庭園木としても植えられる。 カラマツ属Larix(英名はlarch)は北半球の亜熱帯に10種余り分布し,ヨーロッパ中部~南部のヨーロッパカラマツL.decidua Mill.,シベリア西部のシベリアカラマツL.sibirica Ledeb.,シベリア東部のダフリアカラマツ,アラスカから北米東部に広く分布するアメリカカラマツL.laricina Kochなどはその中でも分布域の広いものである。近縁のイヌカラマツPseudolarix kaempferi Gord.はカラマツに似ているが黄葉がカラマツより美しく,球果は熟後くずれて鱗片がばらばらに散る。…

※「アメリカカラマツ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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