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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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSlender branches and grey-green foliage 1 Scientific Name In the Other Atlases
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1. Tamarix - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, genus name
Tamarix
Description
Tamarisks are characterized by slender branches and grey-green foliage.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 286043
The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar, taray) is composed of about 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 286043
In some specific riparian habitats in the Southwestern United States and California, Tamarix ramosissima has naturalized and become a significant invasive plant species.
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