Tamarix canariensis

Botanical Description

Tamarix canariensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Tamarix species are deep-rooted plants with taproots up to 30 metres long and lateral roots up to 50 metres long that can produce suckers[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a hedge. Tamaric canariensis is restricted to Macaronesia, being found on Cape Verde and all the islands of the Canary Islands.. The species does not appear to be threatened at present and so it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Tamarix canariensis is fast growing and adapted to extreme environments, with high seed dispersal and vegetative reproduction capacity. It can certainly become an aggressive colonizer on fertile soils and is considered as an alien invasive species in Texas[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ].