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, introduced also in w Europe (England).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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