Flora of North America species comparison

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Tamarix parviflora

small-flower tamarisk, tamarisk
Habit Shrubs or trees, to 5 m.
Leaves

blade lanceolate, 2–2.5 mm.
Inflorescences

1.5–4 cm × 3–5 mm;

bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip.
Flowers

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.

Tamarix parviflora
Phenology Flowering early spring–early summer.
Habitat Riverways, lakeshores
Elevation 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
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

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.
Parent taxa Tamaricaceae > Tamarix
Sibling taxa
T. africana, T. aphylla, T. canariensis, T. chinensis, T. gallica, T. ramosissima, T. tetragyna
Name authority de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 97. (1828)
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