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Tamarix

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Also known as tamarisk, salt cedar

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. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).

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Tamarix is a genus of plants within the family Tamaricaceae. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is commonly known as tamarisk, saltcedar, or yig tamarix. Its taxonomic type is Tamarix gallica, and the species produce fruit in the form of capsules.

Records for Tamarix exist in various databases, including 131,554 occurrences and 1,086 records from institutions such as INECOL, ASC, and DAV. These records are associated with locations in Mexico and the United States. The genus has been described in sources including the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Synthesized by Vinony from 45 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

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Tamarix

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyTamaricaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde
Observations14,350
Observations recorded131,554

Die Tamarisken (Tamarix) sind eine Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Tamariskengewächse (Tamaricaceae). Sie umfasst etwa 55 bis 90 Arten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Erscheinungsbild und Blätter 1.2 Blütenstände und Blüten 1.3 Früchte und Samen 2 Ökologie 3 Vorkommen 4 Systematik 5 Kulturgeschichte 6 Quellen 7 Weblinks 8 Einzelnachweise Beschreibung Illustration von Tamarix chinensis. Erscheinungsbild und Blätter Tamarix-Arten wachsen als kleine, gut verzweigte, xeromorphe, häufig laubabwerfende Bäume und Sträucher, die Wuchshöhen von meist 1 bis 10, selten bis 18 Meter erreichen. Es sind tief wurzelnde Pflanzen. Die schmalen Zweige besitzen, so lang sie jung sind, eine glatte und je nach Art unterschiedlich gefärbte, oft rötlich-braune bis schwärzlich-braune Rinde. Wenn sie altern, wird die Rinde bräunlich-purpurn und furchig-rau. Die wechselständig die Zweige dicht bedeckenden, ungestielten Blätter sind klein, schuppenförmig, unbehaart bis filzig behaart, oft grau-grün und 0,5 bis 7 Millimeter lang. Die Blätter sind in der Lage, mit punktförmigen Drüsen Salz auszuscheiden. Blütenstände und Blüten Die Blütezeit reicht meist von März bis September. Endständig an jungen

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,086
With media
737
Family
Tamaricaceae
Collections
INECOL, ASC, DAV
Recorded in
Mexico, United States
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tamaricaceae
Image
Tamarix aphylla.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Tamarix
Commons category
Tamarix
topic's main category
Category:Tamarix
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11855
Commons gallery
Tamarix
taxon common name
柽柳属
has fruit type
capsule
taxonomic type
Tamarix gallica
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Selected species
  • Formerly placed here
  • Ecology
  • As an invasive species
  • Competition with native plants
  • Investigation of effects of invasion
  • Controls
  • Uses
  • In North America
  • In culture
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).

==Description== They are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees growing to in height and forming dense thickets. The largest, Tamarix aphylla, is an evergreen tree that can grow to tall. They usually grow on saline soils, tolerating up to 15,000 ppm soluble salt, and can also tolerate alkaline conditions.

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