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  • Sudanese species include the trees Acacia nilotica, Grewia tenax, Grewia villosa, Cordia sinensis, Tamarix gallica and several species of Ficus.

    Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

  • Sacalin Island is made up of alluvial deposits with sand dunes and Tamarix.

    Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania 2009

  • Plants such as tamarisk (Tamarix sp.) and giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) are outcompeting native species and replacing them along the banks of the river, thus greatly altering the riparian zone.

    Rio Grande River, United States 2009

  • Plants such as tamarisk (Tamarix sp.) and giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) are outcompeting native species and replacing them along the banks of the river, thus greatly altering the riparian zone.

    Rio Grande, United States 2009

  • Riparian habitats are threatened by trampling, grazing and fouling by domestic livestock; water diversion and dam building; conversion for agriculture; and introduced species such as the Tamarisk tree (Tamarix chinensis).

    Sonoran desert 2009

  • Among the shrubs are Crataegus monogyna, Euonimus europea, Cornus mas, C. sanguinea, Rhamnus frangula, R. catharctica, Viburnum opulus, Berberis vulgaris, Hippophae rhamnoides, Tamarix spp. and occasional Corylus avellana.

    Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania 2009

  • Mechanical control has been an effective control strategy for invasive Tamarix in the Southwestern US (Tamarix control).

    Invasive species 2009

  • The savanna is dominated by spiny bushes, acacias such as Acacia nilotica (which needs seasonal flooding) A. tortilis, A. seyal, Balanites aegyptiaca, Tamarix senegalensis and Euphorbia balsamifera.

    Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal 2008

  • Characteristic species are Ulmus carpinifolia, Salix excelsa, Tilia caucasica with Tamarix ramosissima and others in the understory.

    Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe 2008

  • Other species include Nitraria vannoides, Salsola collina, and Tamarix spp.

    Qaidam Basin semi-desert 2008

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