Tamarix chinensis Lour.: saltcedar or five-stamen tamarisk

Wayne D. Shepperd

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Tamarix chinensis Lour.: saltcedar or five-stamen tamarisk

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Wayne D. Shepperd

Year:

2008

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 1087-1088.

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Abstract

Saltcedar (Tamarix chinensis (Lour.)) and smallflower tamarisk (T. parviflora DC.) hybridize in the Southwest (Baum 1967; Horton and Campbell 1974) and are deciduous, pentamerous tamarisks that are both commonly referred to as saltcedar. Saltcedar is a native of Eurasia that has naturalized in the southwestern United States within the last century. It was introduced into the eastern United States in the 1820s (Horton 1964) and was once widely cultivated as an ornamental, chiefly because of its showy flowers and fine, graceful foliage.

Parent Publication

The Woody Plant Seed Manual

Keywords

Tamarix chinensis Lour, saltcedar, five-stamen tamarisk, T pentrandra Pall

Citation

Shepperd, Wayne D. 2008. Tamarix chinensis Lour.: saltcedar or five-stamen tamarisk. In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 1087-1088.