Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tamarix ramosissima
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix ramosissima
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 128-01-001?:
Tamarix gallica
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
COMMON NAME:
Salt-cedar, Tamarisk
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Bonnie Million, National Park Service, Bugwood.org bug_5405636
Month Unknown
Young bark is smooth and reddish-brown, maturing to dark brown to purplish, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5478880
Month Unknown
Long taproots can seek scarce moisture and can also tolerate submersion, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5478913
Month Unknown
Salt cedars have a spreading multi-trunked form and a feathery appearance, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5478923
Month Unknown
The salt cedars bear tiny, overlapping scalelike leaves about 1/16" long, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5478931
Month Unknown
Flowers cluster tightly at the tips of branches, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.