Tamarix

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Tamarix is a genus of salt-tolerant shrubs and small trees, commonly known as tamarisks or salt cedars, often found in arid and saline environments.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Tamarix canonical 2
Tamarix chinensis 2
Tamarix ramosissima 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
plant genus
taxon
barkUse tannin source
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Core eudicots
Eudicots
commonName salt cedar
tamarisk
tamarix
dispersal wind-dispersed seeds
ecologicalImpact can form dense monocultures
can increase soil salinity
can lower water tables
family Tamaricaceae
flowerColor pink
white
growthForm shrub
small tree
hasSpecies Tamarix africana
Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix aphylla

Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix canariensis

Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix chinensis

Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix gallica

Tamarix nilotica
Tamarix parviflora
Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix ramosissima

Tamarix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamarix tetrandra
introducedRange Australia
North America
kingdom Plantae
leafType small scale-like leaves
management subject to biological control programs
nativeRange Eurasia
North Africa
order Caryophyllales
reproduction flowering plant
statusInSouthwesternUnitedStates invasive plant
taxonRank genus
tolerance drought-tolerant
salt-tolerant
typicalHabitat arid environments
coastal areas
riverbanks
saline environments
uses erosion control
ornamental plant
windbreak
woodUse fuelwood

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tamaricaceae hasTypeGenus Tamarix
Tamaricaceae includesGenus Tamarix
Tamaricaceae notableSpecies Tamarix
this entity surface form: Tamarix ramosissima
Tamaricaceae notableSpecies Tamarix
this entity surface form: Tamarix chinensis
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix ramosissima
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix chinensis
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix aphylla
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix gallica
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix canariensis
Tamarix hasSpecies Tamarix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamarix tetrandra