Tamarix africana

Poiret

Voy. Barbarie 2: 139. 1789.

Common names: African tamarisk
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 415.

Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm. Inflorescences 3–7 cm × 5–9 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, rarely exceeding calyx tip. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 1.5 mm, margins subentire; petals ovate, 2–3 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–late summer.
Habitat: Ocean shorelines, riverways, waste areas, sandy soil
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Introduced; La., S.C., Tex., Va., s Europe, n Africa, also in w Europe (England)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Tamarix africana"
John F. Gaskin +
Poiret +
lanceolate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
African tamarisk +
La. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, s Europe +, n Africa +  and also in w Europe (England) +
0–300 m +
loculicidal +
Ocean shorelines, riverways, waste areas, sandy soil +
compound +  and simple +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and amplexicaul +
antipetalous +  and antisepalous +
scale-like +
subentire +
plurilocular +
pear--shaped +
parietal-basal +  and basal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–late summer. +
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
Voy. Barbarie +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Introduced +
Tamarix africana +
species +
tree +  and shrub +