Tamarix gallica |
Tamarix parviflora |
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French tamarisk, saltcedar, tamarisk, tamarix |
small-flower tamarisk, tamarisk |
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Habit | Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. | Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. |
Leaves | blade lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm. |
blade lanceolate, 2–2.5 mm. |
Inflorescences | 2–5 cm × 4–5 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. |
1.5–4 cm × 3–5 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. |
Flowers | 5-merous; sepals 0.5–1.5 mm, margins entire or subentire; petals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. |
4-merous; sepals 1–1.5 mm, margins entire or denticulate; petals oblong to ovate, 2 mm; antisepalous stamens 4, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Tamarix gallica |
Tamarix parviflora |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–early fall. | Flowering early spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Ocean shorelines, riverways, sandy soil | Riverways, lakeshores |
Elevation | 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) | 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CA; GA; LA; NM; OK; SC; TX; s Europe [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa), South America (Argentina)]
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AZ; CA; CO; KS; MS; NC; NM; NV; OK; OR; TX; UT; WA; s Europe; n Africa [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico (Baja California), South America (Argentina), Australia]
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Discussion | Tamarix gallica is morphologically very similar to, and may form hybrids with T. canariensis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
The name Tamarix tetrandra Pallas has been misapplied to T. parviflora. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 416. | FNA vol. 6, p. 416. |
Parent taxa | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 270. (1753) | de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 97. (1828) |
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