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Tamarix africana Poir.

African tamarisk (Tamaricaceae)

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Tamarix africana is an occasional garden escape, much confused with Tamarix gallica.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-23

 African tamarisk / Tamarix africana: _Tamarix africana_ is an occasional garden escape, much confused with _Tamarix gallica_.

Close-up of branch, with old flowers starting to set seed

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-23

 African tamarisk / Tamarix africana: Close-up of branch, with old flowers starting to set seed

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