Tamarix chinensis

Loureiro

Fl. Cochinch. 1: 182. 1790.

Common names: Saltcedar five-stamen tamarisk
IntroducedWeedy
Synonyms: Tamarix juniperina Bunge
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 416. Mentioned on page 414, 415, 417.

Shrubs or trees, to 8 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate to ovatelanceolate, 1.5–3 mm. Inflorescences 2–6 cm × 5–7 mm; bract reaching or exceeding pedicel, not exceeding calyx tip. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 0.5–1.5 mm, margins entire; petals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, some or all originating from below disc. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering early spring–fall.
Habitat: Riverways, lakeshores, arroyos
Elevation: 0–2500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Utah, Wyo., e Asia, also in South America (Argentina)

Discussion

Tamarix chinensis, morphologically very similar to T. ramosissima, hybridizes with T. ramosissima (commonly) and T. aphylla (rarely).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Tamarix chinensis"
John F. Gaskin +
Loureiro +
lanceolate +  and ovatelanceolate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
exceeding +  and reaching +
Saltcedar +  and five-stamen tamarisk +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Wyo. +, e Asia +  and also in South America (Argentina) +
0–2500 m +
loculicidal +
Riverways, lakeshores, arroyos +
compound +  and simple +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and amplexicaul +
antipetalous +  and antisepalous +
scale-like +
plurilocular +
pear--shaped +
parietal-basal +  and basal +
elliptic +  and ovate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flowering early spring–fall. +
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
Fl. Cochinch. +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
Introduced +  and Weedy +
Tamarix juniperina +
Tamarix chinensis +
species +
tree +  and shrub +