Tamarix parviflora
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 97. 1828.
Common names: Small-flower tamarisk
IllustratedIntroducedWeedy
Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 2–2.5 mm. Inflorescences 1.5–4 cm × 3–5 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, not reaching calyx tip. Flowers 4-merous; sepals 1–1.5 mm, margins entire or denticulate; petals oblong to ovate, 2 mm; antisepalous stamens 4, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering early spring–early summer.
Habitat: Riverways, lakeshores
Elevation: 0–1500 m
Distribution
Introduced; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Kans., Miss., Nev., N.Mex., N.C., Okla., Oreg., Tex., Utah, Wash., s Europe, n Africa, also in Mexico (Baja California), South America (Argentina), Australia
Discussion
The name Tamarix tetrandra Pallas has been misapplied to T. parviflora.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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lanceolate +
Small-flower tamarisk +
confluent +
straight +
absent +
4-merous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
Present +
true +
sessile +
alternate +
scale-like +
fleshy +
plurilocular +
pear--shaped +
bitegmic +
anatropous +
parietal +
absent +
thin +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
(2-)3-4(-5)-carpellate +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
1828 +
attached +
distinct +
equal +
beaked +
comose +
absent +
Tamarix parviflora +
Tamarix +
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