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Tamaricaceae
Tamarix

*Tamarix ramosissima Ledebour. Common name: Salt-cedar. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of w. Asia.

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Section: Tamarix. Series: Gallicae.

Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA6, GrPl, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, Baum (1978), Crins (1989b); < Tamarix chinensis Lour. — K4; < Tamarix gallica L. — RAB, S; < Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. Basionym: Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. 1829

Links to other floras: = Tamarix ramosissima - 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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image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie
image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Tamarix ramosissima, Honey Bee Canyon, Honey Bee Canyon Park, Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie
image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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