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Accession Data:

Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra' Ledeb.

  • Common Name: Late Tamarisk
  • Family: Tamaricaceae Link.

  • Country of Origin: southern Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia
  • Habitat: dry riverbeds, often on saline soils

  • Description: This open, deciduous, elegant shrub grows to about 15 ft (4.5 m) with a spread of about 10 ft (3 m). Fully frost hardy, it carries tiny blue-green leaves on dark red-brown stems. The trunk and branches are also a dark red-brown. Clusters up to 6 in (15 cm) long of profuse, small, pink flowers are borne in upright plumes during late summer and early fall (autumn).
  • USDA Zone: 2-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700133
  • Source: Forest Farm
  • Accession Date: 08-25-2007
  • Bench: 2301 - Temperate Asia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-09-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Tamaricaceae
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

data regenerated on Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:09:19 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Tamaricaceae

  • Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra'
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