Stats

Lifespan: 50-100 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Arid riparian
Range: Eurasia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

This shrub grows along riverbanks and desert washes across western regions. It excretes salt through its leaves to poison the soil and kill off nearby competing plants.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Tamaricaceae
Genus: Tamarix
Species: Tamarix ramosissima