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

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Introduced; Ark., Calif., Ga., La., N.Mex., Okla., S.C., Tex., s Europe, introduced also in Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, 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.