Tamaricaceae
E59517
Tamaricaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as tamarisks or salt cedars, that typically grow as shrubs or small trees adapted to arid and saline environments.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
deep root systems
ⓘ
drought tolerance ⓘ salt excretion through leaves ⓘ tolerance to high soil salinity ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
salt cedar family
ⓘ
tamarisk family ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalImpact | some species invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
colonization of saline habitats
ⓘ
stabilization of sandy soils ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Eurasia
ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Tamarix ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Hololachna
ⓘ
Myricaria ⓘ Myrtama ⓘ Reaumuria ⓘ Tamarix ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
small scale-like leaves
ⓘ
sometimes needle-like leaves ⓘ |
| nativeHabitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ riverbanks in dry regions ⓘ saline soils ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Tamarix aphylla
ⓘ
Tamarix ⓘ
surface form:
Tamarix chinensis
Tamarix ⓘ
surface form:
Tamarix ramosissima
|
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| perianthParts | 4 or 5 sepals and petals ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | small seeds with tufts of hair ⓘ |
| stamenNumber | 4 or more stamens ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| uses |
erosion control
ⓘ
ornamental planting ⓘ windbreaks ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.