Taxon:  Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. var. olgensis (A. Henry) Ostenf. & Syrach



Summary
Genus:
Larix
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
21489
Place of publication:
Sp. Larix 51.  1930 (Biol. Meddel. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 9(2):51, fig. 16-18.  1830)
Verified:
09/22/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (4  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. (4 active accession[s])
Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. var. gmelinii (0 active accession[s])
Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. var. japonica (Maxim. ex Regel) Pilg. (0 active accession[s])
Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. var. principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) Pilg. (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Larix olgensis A. Henry

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Larix koreana Nakai, nom. nud.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
  3. Farjon, A. 1990. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121
  4. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishOlga Bay larch  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedishussurilärk  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Shenge.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, North  Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye]
  • CHINA: China [Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng (e.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, North
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Farjon, A. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalrevegetatoras Larix olgensisWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
Materialsgum/resinas Larix olgensisWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
Materialswoodas Larix olgensisWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Larix olgensis Henry
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21489. Accessed 29 October 2026.