Tamarix parviflora
Tamarix parviflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Tamaricaceae |
Genus: | Tamarix |
Species: | T. parviflora |
Binomial name | |
Tamarix parviflora DC. | |
Synonyms | |
Tamarix cretica |
Tamarix parviflora is a species of tamarisk known by the common name smallflower tamarisk.[1]
It is native to southeastern Europe but it is well-known elsewhere, such as western North America, where it is an invasive introduced species.
It easily inhabits moist habitat, especially in saline soils. It is a shrub or tree growing up to about 5 meters tall. The branching twigs are covered in tiny linear leaves no more than 2 or 3 millimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense spike flowers 1 to 4 centimeters long. Each tiny flower has four pink petals.
References
- ↑ "Tamarix parviflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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