Tamarix ramosissima |
Tamarix canariensis |
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noxious tararisk, saltcedar, tamarisk |
Canary Island tamarisk |
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Habit | Shrubs or trees, to 8 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–3.5 mm. | Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm. |
Inflorescences | 1.5–7 cm × 3–4 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. |
1.5–5 cm × 4–5 mm; bract reaching or exceeding calyx tip. |
Flowers | 5-merous; sepals 0.5–1.5 mm, margins denticulate; petals obovate to elliptic, 1.5–2 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. |
5-merous; sepals 1.5–1.8 mm, margins denticulate; petals obovate, 1.2–1.5 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. |
2n | = 24. |
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Tamarix ramosissima |
Tamarix canariensis |
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Phenology | Flowering early spring–late fall. | Flowering spring–summer. |
Habitat | Riverways, lakeshores, arroyos | Ocean shorelines, riverways, sandy soil |
Elevation | 0–2500 m (0–8200 ft) | 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; AZ; CA; CO; ID; KS; LA; MT; NC; ND; NE; NM; NV; OK; OR; SD; TX; UT; WA; WY; Asia [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora), South America (Argentina), Australia]
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GA; LA; NC; SC; TX; s Europe (Sardinia, Sicily); n Africa (Tunisia); Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands) [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Morphologically very similar to Tamarix chinensis, T. ramosissima hybridizes with T. chinensis (commonly) and T. aphylla (rarely). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Tamarix canariensis is morphologically very similar to, and may form hybrids with T. gallica. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 417. | FNA vol. 6, p. 416. |
Parent taxa | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix | Tamaricaceae > Tamarix |
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Synonyms | T. odessana | |
Name authority | Ledebour: Fl. Altaica 1: 424. (1829) | Willdenow: Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1812 – 1813: 79. (1816) |
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