Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix africana
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
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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
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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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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