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Tamarix gallica, also known as the French tamarisk, [2] is a deciduous, herbaceous, twiggy shrub or small tree reaching up to about 5 meters high. It is indigenous to Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, and very common around the Mediterranean region. It is present in many other areas as an invasive introduced species, often becoming a ...
Tamarix aphylla (Athel tree), a large evergreen tree, does not sexually reproduce in the local climate and is not considered a seriously invasive species. [10] The Athel tree is commonly used for windbreaks on the edge of agricultural fields and as a shade tree in the deserts of the Southwestern United States.
This page lists tree and large shrub species native to Georgia, as well as cultivated, invasive, naturalized, and introduced species. ... Tamarix gallica L. [1]: 274 ...
The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [3] [4] [5] ... Tamarix: tamarisk trees; Tamarix gallica: gallic tamarisk Tamaricaceae ...
Tamarix africana: African tamarisk Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Tamarix aphylla: Athel tamarisk Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Tamarix chinensis: fivestamen tamarisk Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Tamarix gallica: French tamarisk Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Tamarix parviflora: smallflower tamarisk Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Tamarix ...
The Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family, are a family of plants native to drier areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It contains four genera: Tamarix (with 73 species), Reaumuria (25 species), Myricaria (13 species), and Myrtama (a single species).
Tamarisk trees (particularly Tamarix gallica) were once comparatively extensive throughout the southern Sinai, and the honeydew produced by the Tamarisk manna scale is similar to wax, melts in the sun, is sweet and aromatic (like honey), and has a dirty-yellow color, fitting somewhat with the biblical descriptions of manna.
Tamarix, from a Latin plant name [193] [194] [195] 4 genera, in dry and arid zones, scattered worldwide (since its introduction to the Americas) [196] [197] Trees and shrubs with photosynthetic branchlets. The salt-tolerant Tamarix is used to control erosion of beaches and very dry soil. [27] [196] Caryophyllales [196]