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Tamaricaceae
Tamarix

not marked as a favorite taxon *Tamarix canariensis Willdenow. Common name: Canary Island Tamarisk. Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, coastal sands. Distribution: Native of sw. Europe, ne. Africa, and the Canary Islands.

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Section: Tamarix. Series: Canariensis.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA6, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Baum (1978), Crins (1989b); < Tamarix gallica L. — RAB, S, S13. Basionym: Tamarix canariensis Willd. 1816

Links to other floras: = Tamarix canariensis - 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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