Tamarix aphylla
Deut. Fl., 641. 1882.
Common names: Athel tamarisk
IllustratedIntroducedWeedy
Basionym: Thuja aphylla Linnaeus Cent. Pl. I, 32. 1775
Trees, to 10+ m. Leaves sheathing; blade abruptly pointed, 2 mm. Inflorescences 3–6 cm × 4–5 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 1–1.5 mm, margins entire; petals oblong to elliptic, 2–2.5 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–early winter.
Habitat: Lakeshores, riverways, sandy soil
Elevation: 0–600 m
Distribution
Introduced; Ariz., Calif., Nev., Tex., Utah, sw Asia, n Africa, also in Mexico (Baja California), also in Mexico (Coahuila), Australia
Discussion
Tamarix aphylla forms hybrids (rarely) with T. ramosissima and T. chinensis.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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pointed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Athel tamarisk +
alternate +
straight +
absent +
5-merous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
Present +
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sessile +
sheathing +
alternate +
scale-like +
fleshy +
plurilocular +
pear--shaped +
bitegmic +
anatropous +
parietal +
absent +
thin +
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
Deut. Fl., +
1882 +
attached +
distinct +
equal +
beaked +
comose +
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