*Tamarix chinensis Loureiro. Section: Oligadenia. Series: Laxae. Common name: Chinese Tamarisk, Saltcedar. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, along streams (TX), disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of China, Korea, and Japan.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA6, GrPl, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tx, Baum (1978), Crins (1989b); = n/a — Il; = Tamarix pentandra Pall. — G, illegitimate name; < Tamarix chinensis Lour. — K4; > Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
Links to other floras: = Tamarix chinensis - FNA6
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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