Tamarix, commonly known as saltcedar or tamarisk, is a genus of some fifty to sixty species of flowering plants native to the drier regions of Eurasia and Africa, with a generic name that may derive from the Tamaris River in what was once Roman Hispania Tarraconensis, in present-day Spain.
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Classification
System (Realm) Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSlender branches and grey-green foliage 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Tamarix - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, genus name
Tamarix
Description
Tamarisks are characterized by slender branches and grey-green foliage.
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The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).
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