Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Tamarix parviflora A.P. de Candolle
(Small Flowered Tamarisk)


Family: Tamaricaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
None

Tamarix parviflora looks outwardly exactly like the more common species of this exotic genus, Tamarix chinensis. Tamarix parviflora flowers are four merous and the panicle branches are short while the branches of Tamarix chinensis longer and the flowers are five merous. Tamarix parviflora is found in Silver City and is an escaped ornamental.
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Tamarix parviflora, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, Hwy 90 bypass road, June 18, 2010



Tamarix parviflora, branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, Hwy 90 bypass road, June 18, 2010



Tamarix parviflora, flowering racemes, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, Hwy 90 bypass road, June 18, 2010



Tamarix parviflora, 2x field macro of 4 merous flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, Hwy 90 bypass road, June 18, 2010



Tamarix parviflora, 2x field macro of 4 merous flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, Hwy 90 bypass road, June 18, 2010


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