Also called hackmatack, eastern larch, ◼︎ black larch, ◼︎ red larch, American larch and Larix americana.
Part of
larch genus Larix
in
🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce family Pinaceae
in
🌲︎ conifer order Pinales.
The above names tamarack and hackmatack come from the word àgimag (akemantak) — Abenaki Algonquian
for snowshoes — in this context meaning wood used for snowshoes.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada; and 🇺🇸 USA Alaska, Great Lakes and New England.
🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48),
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🗺 map (North America, Central America), 
🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA).
🏛🌲︎ Territorial tree of Canada's Northwest Territories.
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
(other uses filed
under other name)
↑ As above, used for snowshoes — its 🪵 wood is 💪︎ tough, but flexible!
Larix hosts caterpillars of 120 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.