OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 7 taxa in the family Tamaricaceae, Tamarisk family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon Common Name: French Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix gallica   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix gallica   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tamarix gallica 128-01-001   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes

Waif(s)

Non-native: western Mediterranean Europe

 


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Common Name: Canary Island Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Tamarix canariensis   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix canariensis   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tamarix gallica 128-01-001?   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, coastal sands

Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC

Non-native: southwestern Mediterranean Europe, northeast Africa, Canary Islands

 


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Common Name: Smallflower Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix parviflora   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix parviflora   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tamarix gallica 128-01-001?   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Coastal sands

Rare

Non-native: southeast Europe (Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey)

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Salt-cedar, Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix ramosissima   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix ramosissima   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tamarix gallica 128-01-001?   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: Asia

 


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Common Name: African Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix africana   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix africana   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal sands

Non-native: southwestern Mediterranean Europe, northeast Africa, Canary Islands

 


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Common Name: Chinese Tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix chinensis   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix chinensis   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, disturbed areas

Uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: China, Japan & Korea

 


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Common Name: four-stamen tamarisk

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tamarix tetragyna   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tamarix tetragyna   FAMILY: Tamaricaceae

 

Habitat: Coastal sands

Rare or waif(s)

Non-native: Middle East

 


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