Tamarix tetragyna

Ehrenberg

Linnaea 2: 258. 1827.

Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 417. Mentioned on page 414, 415.
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Shrubs or trees, to 4 m. Leaves sessile or amplexicaul; blade lanceolate, 1.5–6 mm. Inflorescences 2–15 cm × 5–10 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, sometimes reaching calyx tip. Flowers 4–5-merous; sepals 2 mm, margins entire or denticulate; petals obovate to ovate, 2–5 mm; antisepalous stamens 4–5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, antipetalous stamens 1–4, smaller, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc.


Phenology: Flowering spring(–summer).
Habitat: Coastal areas
Elevation: 0–300 m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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