Tamaricaceae
Five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix chinensis
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Genus
- Tamarix
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 三春柳, 山川柳, 怪柳, 柽柳, 柽柳实, 红筋条, 红荆条, 華北檉柳
- English
- Five-stamen tamarisk
Synonyms
- Tamarix gallica var. chinensis (Lour.) Ehrenb.
- Tamarix juniperina Bunge
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arashiyama, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Homoarborea, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Homoarborea, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Homoarborea, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.