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Sudanese species include the trees Acacia nilotica, Grewia tenax, Grewia villosa, Cordia sinensis, Tamarix gallica and several species of Ficus.
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Sacalin Island is made up of alluvial deposits with sand dunes and Tamarix.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Mechanical control has been an effective control strategy for invasive Tamarix in the Southwestern US (Tamarix control).
Invasive species 2009
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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.
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Characteristic species are Ulmus carpinifolia, Salix excelsa, Tilia caucasica with Tamarix ramosissima and others in the understory.
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Other species include Nitraria vannoides, Salsola collina, and Tamarix spp.
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