Tamarix africana
Voy. Barbarie 2: 139. 1789.
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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
Introduced; La., S.C., Tex., Va., s Europe, n Africa, also in w Europe (England)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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lanceolate +
African tamarisk +
confluent +
straight +
absent +
5-merous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
true +
sessile +
alternate +
scale-like +
subentire +
fleshy +
plurilocular +
pear--shaped +
bitegmic +
anatropous +
parietal +
absent +
thin +
ovate +
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
Voy. Barbarie +
1789 +
attached +
distinct +
equal +
beaked +
comose +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Introduced +
absent +
Tamarix africana +
Tamarix +
species +