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Tamaricaceae
Tamarix

not marked as a favorite taxon *Tamarix gallica Linnaeus. Common name: French Tamarisk. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Brackish marshes. Distribution: Native of the w. Mediterranean region of Europe. Most reports of this taxon from the Southeast represent misidentifications or a very broad interpretation of the species.

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Section: Tamarix. Series: Gallicae.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA6, G, NcTx, NS, POWO, Baum (1978), Crins (1989b); = n/a — Il; < Tamarix gallica L. — K4, RAB, S, S13. Basionym: Tamarix gallica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Tamarix gallica - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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