Larch genus

Japanese: カラマツ属 - からまつぞく
Larch genus

...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. ...

From [Pine]

...The seeds are edible.
[Plants with the name pine]
There are a few Japanese trees whose Japanese names end with "matsu" that are not part of the genus Pinus, but all of them, such as Abies sachalinensis (genus Abies) and Larch (genus Larix), belong to the family Pinaceae, and there are few trees from other families. This is probably because in Japan, where the Chinese language is heavily influenced, pines are clearly distinguished from cedars and oaks by the shape of their needles.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Larch genus" 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。…

【マツ(松)】より

…種子は食用となる。
[マツの名のつく植物]
 和名の語尾にマツのつく日本産の樹木はマツ属以外にも若干みられるが,トドマツ(モミ属),カラマツ(カラマツ属)などいずれもマツ科所属であり,他科のものは少ない。中国語の影響の強い日本では,針葉の形状によってマツはスギやカシワからはっきり区別されているからであろう。…

※「カラマツ属」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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