African Tamarisk

Tamarix africana

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Botanical name
Tamarix africana
Also known as
African Tamarisk
Family
Tamaricaceae
Genus
Tamarix
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow African Tamarisk

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Tamarix africana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Tamarix africana f. leptostachya Tamarix africana var. laxiflora Tamarix africana var. saharae Tamarix calarantha Tamarix castellana Tamarix castellana f. rosea Tamarix celtiberica Tamarix font-queri Tamarix hieronymi Tamarix hispanica Tamarix longebracteolata Tamarix malacitana Tamarix segobricensis Tamarix speciosa Tamarix theodori Tamarix uncinatifolia Tamarix viciosoi

Others in Tamarix

Tamarix hampeana
Hampe’s Tamarisk
Tamarix alii
Tamarix amplexicaulis
Tamarix aralensis
Tamarix hispida
Tamarix jintaensis
Tamarix kermanensis
Tamarix leptostachya

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