Tamarix chinensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tamarix chinensis Lour.

Chinese tamarisk, Fivestamen tamarisk, Salt cedar, Tamarisk

2011 Robert Sivinski

2015 Robert Sikora

2014 Ron Wolf

2013 Jean Pawek

Tamarix chinensis is a shrub that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: high


	Plant Range Observation Search (95 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Tamarix
Family:	Tamaricaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Tamarix juniperina
PLANTS	Tamarix pentandra

Information about Tamarix chinensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TACH2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: high Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).