| 5472405 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Wind or water dispersed seeds |
| 5472404 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Scale-like leaves, similar to native red cedar |
| 5472415 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Salt cedar flowers can range from white to pink. The buds are usually a darker pink than the opened flowers. |
| 5472416 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
This salt cedar seedling was only a few month old, but it had already started flowering. |
| 5472417 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
This is a salt cedar monoculture. The plants are densely packed and quickly outcompete other vegetation. The salt-encrusted leaves increase the soil salinity as they fall, making it difficult for other plants to grow. |
| 5472413 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Dense salt cedar infestation, plants are 30+ feet tall and covered with flowers (that's what gives it the pink hue). |
| 5472403 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
reddish new stems are characteristic of Tamarix canariensis |
| 5472406 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
The ideal habitat is an exposed shoreline with slowly receding water. These conditions are artificially created on the dredge spoil islands. |
| 5472407 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Tamarix seedling colonizing a dredge disposal area |
| 5472408 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
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| 5472411 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
leaves are often covered with a fine layer of salt |
| 5472412 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Infestation of small salt cedar saplings. Notice the layer of fallen leaves covering the ground. The salt on these leaves will increase the salinity of the soil over time. |
| 5472414 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Tamarix flowers can range from white to pink. This picture shows the darker pink color of the unopened buds. |
| 5472409 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Tamarix canariensis flowering 5 month after germination |
| 5472410 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Close up of Tamarix canariensis flowers |
| 5473309 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473307 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473308 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473305 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473306 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473304 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473302 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473303 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473300 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473301 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473298 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473299 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473297 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473296 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |
| 5473295 |
Canary Island tamarisk |
Tamarix canariensis |
Florida's Atlantic Northern Coastal area |