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The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar, taray) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. [2] The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis ( Spain ).
9 paź 2015 · The tamarisk is now listed as an invasive plant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A Nature Conservancy website says salt cedar “sucks large amounts of water from the ground, transforming...
Impact, biology, and ecology of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the southwestern United States. Weed Technology 12(2):326-336. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Tamarix. [Accessed Sep 22, 2023].
Saltcedar, or tamarisk, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Western Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, northeast China, and India. It is a long-lived plant that generally grows to be between six and thirty feet tall. The branches are smooth, flexible, slender, and break off easily.
1 maj 2023 · Tamarisk, also known as salt cedar (scientific name: Tamarix), is a beautiful flowering shrub that thrives in gardens and coastal regions throughout the UK, although it's native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia. It can be easily identified by its delicate, feathery foliage and small pink or white flowers that bloom from spring to early ...
15 sty 2018 · The saltcedar or tamarisk tree is degrading the wetlands in the desert southwest, invading springs, ditches and streambanks in nearly all western states.
Tamarisk is an invasive shrub or small tree that is found across the American West. Also known as saltcedar, tamarisk favors sites that are inhospitable to native streamside plants because of high salinity, low water availability, and altered streamflow regimes created by dams.
