Native to Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia; introduced into Azores, Great Britain, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 15, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Almeria (Almería)

36.868611, -2.387222

Location Remarks

Valle de Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata Parque. Near Playa de Playazo. Sendero a Las Negras.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Tamaricaceae

Genus

Tamarix

Specific Epithet

africana

Authorship

Poir.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#127,914 of 335,497

Top 39%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →