Tamaricaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Tamarix hispida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tamarix hispida is a deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing around 1.5 - 4 metres tall. Occasionally reaching 6 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It can be used in soil stabilization projects and is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a hedge Tamarix hispida is very widespread and there are no recorded threats to this species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral to eastern Asia - Iran and Kazakhstan, east to Mongolia and northern China

HabitatRiver sides, lake basins, salty meadows and sand dunes in desert regions; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].