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Tamaricaceae
Tamarix

not marked as a favorite taxon *Tamarix africana Poiret. Common name: African Tamarisk. Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal sands. Distribution: Native of w. Mediterranean Europe, ne. Africa, and the Canary Islands.

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Section: Oligadenia. Series: Anisandrae.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, Crins (1989b); > Tamarix africana Poir. var. africana — Baum (1978). Basionym: Tamarix africana Poir. 1789

Links to other floras: = Tamarix africana - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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