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Tamarix dalmatica
Dalmatian Tamarisk
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0223 0626 (2023-02-15)Copyright © 2023 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Apr 28, 2006
latitude 44.38029 longitude 14.77714
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Adriatic Sea region, island Olib, the small park in the village Olib harbor, Zadar archipelago (Zadar region, Croatia)notes Slo.: dalmatinska tamariša, dalmatinski tamarisk - T. africana auct. balcan., non Poiret - Habitat: grassland in a small park; ruderal, flat terrain; calcareous ground; open sunny place near sea shore; elevation 1 m (3 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 13-14 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment (pertains to pictures in the Flickr album Tamarix dalmatica): Tamarix dalmatica is warmth loving, mostly east Mediterranean species, however it withstands also colder climate. When in bloom it is very beautiful and hence no wonder it is widely and extensively cultivated in many countries. In Slovenia all plants are either cultivated or rarely an escape from gardens. Genus Tamarix is a complicated one. About 60 species have been described (Ref.: 4) and since the plants are very variable, their determination is often not easy. Miss-identifications are common (Ref.:5). Tamarix dalmatica is a shrub or small tree up to 3 m tall. The plant has brownish or reddish bark on branches and has four petals (but quite frequently five) and four stamens (but sometimes five) in their flowers. Bracts are supposed to be as long as calix or longer according to several authors, but actually they are in most cases shorter than calix (Ref.5). This is the case also in this observation. It has usually four stiles (but only three are not uncommon) (Ref.: 5). The presence of Tamarix dalmatica (and no other species of this genus) on island Olib was confirmed in 2016 by Milović et al. (2016) (Ref.:6). - Ref.: (1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 425. (2) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 3. Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020) p 654. (3) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 147. (4) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and bushes of Adria) (in Slovene), Modrijan Pub, (2012), p 439. (5) Villar, J.L., Á. Alonso-Vargas, A. Juan, M. Crespo, (2012). Does Tamarix dalmatica (Tamaricaceae) occur in Spain? Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 69. 253-258. (6) M. Milović, S. Kovačić, N. Jasprica & V. Stamenković, Contribution to the Study of Adriatic Island Flora: Vascular Plant Species Diversity in the Croatian Island of Olib, Nat. Croat., Vol. 25:1, 25–54 (2016), Zagreb.camera Nikon D70 /AF-S Nikorr 18-70mm/f3.5-4.5G ED
contributor's ID # Bot_0118/2006_ DSC0011 photo category: Plant - tree/shrub
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