Tamarix usneoides, locally known as wild tamarisk, is a twiggy shrub or small evergreen tree that grows in saline habitats, semi-deserts and karroid areas in southern Africa, ranging from Angola through Namibia to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has a short trunk, thin branches usually growing from ground level, tiny scale-like leaves and spikes of creamy-white flowers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild Tamarisk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tamarix nilotica
- Tamarix aphylla
- Tamarix canariensis
- Tamarix aucheriana
- Tamarix ramosissima
- Euclea pseudebenus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Genus
- Tamarix
- Species
- Tamarix usneoides
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