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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix africana   FAMILY Tamaricaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix africana   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Tamarix gallica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Tamarix africana

 

COMMON NAME:
African Tamarisk


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix africana   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix africana   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tamarix gallica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Tamarix africana

 

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3763

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal sands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: southwestern Mediterranean Europe, northeast Africa, Canary Islands

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink?
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule

 

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