familyTamaricaceae
genusTamarix
speciesTamarix gallica

Tamarix gallica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 270. 1753.

John F. Gaskin
Common names: French tamarisk
IntroducedWeedy
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 416. Mentioned on page 414, 415.

Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm. Inflorescences 2–5 cm × 4–5 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 0.5–1.5 mm, margins entire or subentire; petals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early fall.
Habitat: Ocean shorelines, riverways, sandy soil
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

V6 788-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Ark., Calif., Ga., La., N.Mex., Okla., S.C., Tex., s Europe, also in Mexico (Chihuahua), also in Mexico (Durango), also in Mexico (Sinaloa), South America (Argentina)

Discussion

Tamarix gallica is morphologically very similar to, and may form hybrids with T. canariensis.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Antisepalous stamen quantity
5 +
Author
John F. Gaskin +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Blade shape
lanceolate +
Blade some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Common name
French tamarisk +
Disc filament arrangement
confluent +
Distribution
Ark. +, Calif. +, Ga. +, La. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, s Europe +, also in Mexico (Chihuahua) +, also in Mexico (Durango) +, also in Mexico (Sinaloa) +  and South America (Argentina) +
Elevation
0–300 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Flower architecture
5-merous +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Habitat
Ocean shorelines, riverways, sandy soil +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
compound +  and simple +
Inflorescence length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Inflorescence width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf architecture or shape
sheathing +  and amplexicaul +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
antipetalous +  and antisepalous +
Leaf shape
scale-like +
Leaf size
small +
Margin shape
subentire +  and entire +
Nectar disc texture
fleshy +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
plurilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary shape
pear--shaped +
Ovule architecture
bitegmic +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule placentation
parietal +
Ovule position
parietal-basal +  and basal +
Perisperm presence
absent +
Perisperm width
thin +
Petal shape
elliptic +  and ovate +
Petal some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring–early fall. +
Pistil architecture
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Raceme fixation
attached +
Raceme fusion
distinct +
Raceme variability
equal +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture or shape
beaked +
Seed pubescence
comose +
Sepal some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V6/V6 788.xml +
Special status
Introduced +  and Weedy +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Style height or length or size
short +
Style quantity
3 +
Taxon family
Tamaricaceae +
Taxon name
Tamarix gallica +
Taxon parent
Tamarix +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 6 +
Whole organism growth form
tree +  and shrub +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (5m) +
X chromosome quantity
12 +