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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.