Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix chinensis
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Chinese Tamarisk at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix chinensis
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tamarix chinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Tamarix chinensis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tamarix ramosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tamarix chinensis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tamarix ramosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ILLEGITIMATE NAME) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Tamarix pentandra
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Tamarisk
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix chinensis
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix chinensis
FAMILY
Tamaricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tamarix chinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tamarix chinensis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tamarix ramosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tamarix chinensis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tamarix ramosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ILLEGITIMATE NAME)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Tamarix pentandra
3765
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China, Japan & Korea
Uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p043
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p346
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