LANGTANG LARCH
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LarchLarches are deciduous conifers in the genus Larix, of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from 20 to 50 metres (65 to 165 feet) tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere, where they are found in lowland forests in the high latitudes, and high in mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada. Although they are conifers, larches are deciduous trees that lose their needles in the autumn.
List of first ascents of mountain summitsThe following is a list of notable first ascents of the summits of major mountains around the world, in chronological order. The list does not include the first ascent of new routes to previously climbed mountain summits. For example, this list contains the first ascent of the summit of the Eiger in 1858, but not the more famous first ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1938.
Larix griffithiiLarix griffithii, the Sikkim larch, is a species of larch, native to the eastern Himalaya in easternmost Nepal, Sikkim, western Bhutan, and (in some interpretations) southwestern China (Xizang, Yunnan). It grows at 1,800–4,100 metres (5,900–13,500 ft) in altitude. It is sometimes called the Himalayan larch, not to be confused with Larix potaninii var. himalaica, which is generally known as the 'Langtang larch'.
Larix potaniniiLarix potaninii is a species of larch conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in China and Nepal. The one of southernmost species of the genus Larix, the range of Larix potaninii extends southward almost to 27° N.
Larix himalaicaLarix himalaica, the Langtang larch, is a species of conifer in the genus Larix. As of June 2025, it is treated as Larix potaninii var. himalaica by Plants of the World Online, World Flora Online and other sources. It is native to the Himalayas in Gyirong (Jilong) in southern Tibet, from where it was described by the Chinese botanists Wan-Chun Cheng and Li-kuo Fu in 1975, and the adjacent Langtang and Manaslu areas of north-central Nepal; it occurs at altitudes of 3,000–3,500 m. It is a deciduous tree growing to 40 m tall. The foliage is similar to other larches, with single needles on long shoots and dense clusters on short shoots; they are 1–2.5 cm long, green in summer, and colour up yellow in autumn. The cones are erect, 2–6.5 cm long, purple when immature, ripening dark brown, with typically 30–40 scales; the scales have long, exserted bracts.
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