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  3. Vascular Plants
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  5. Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies
  6. Tamarisk Family
  7. Salt Cedars
  8. Tamarix chinensis
  9. Five-stamen Tamarisk

species 2,752 observations

Five-stamen Tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

14 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Old World Swallowtail, Zebra Caterpillar Moth, White-marked Tussock Moth, Blueberry Gray 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Citrus Cicada, Northern Tamarisk Beetle 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Silver-spotted Skipper, Queen, Viceroy, Common Wood-Nymph 8

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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