• Plant: Tamarack (Larix laricina)
  • Uploaded by ignova
  • Info: Seedling or Young Plant / November 24 2020 / License: All rights reserved
  • Caption: Wild larch seedling just after germination. Note 5 cotyledons. A second seedling (background) failed to break its seed coat and did not survive.
Photo of Tamarack (Larix laricina) uploaded by ignova

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the small cones
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Spring foliage
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Date: 2019-11-23
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Date: 2011-10-24
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Date: 2014-07-06
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