Tamarix chinensis |
Tamarix africana |
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Chinese tamarisk, five-stamen saltcedar, five-stamen tamarisk, saltcedar |
African tamarisk |
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Habit | Shrubs or trees, to 8 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm. | Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm. |
Inflorescences | 2–6 cm × 5–7 mm; bract reaching or exceeding pedicel, not exceeding calyx tip. |
3–7 cm × 5–9 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, rarely exceeding calyx tip. |
Flowers | 5-merous; sepals 0.5–1.5 mm, margins entire; petals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, some or all originating from below disc. |
5-merous; sepals 1.5 mm, margins subentire; petals ovate, 2–3 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Tamarix chinensis |
Tamarix africana |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–fall. | Flowering spring–late summer. |
Habitat | Riverways, lakeshores, arroyos | Ocean shorelines, riverways, waste areas, sandy soil |
Elevation | 0–2500 m (0–8200 ft) | 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OK; TX; UT; WY; e Asia [Introduced in North America; introduced also in South America (Argentina)]
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LA; SC; TX; VA; s Europe; n Africa [Introduced in North America; introduced also in w Europe (England)] |
Discussion | Tamarix chinensis, morphologically very similar to T. ramosissima, hybridizes with T. ramosissima (commonly) and T. aphylla (rarely). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 416. | FNA vol. 6, p. 415. |
Parent taxa | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix |
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Synonyms | T. juniperina | |
Name authority | Loureiro: Fl. Cochinch. 1: 182. (1790) | Poiret: Voy. Barbarie 2: 139. (1789) |
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