| Tamarix gennessarensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Tamaricaceae |
| Genus: | Tamarix |
| Species: | T. gennessarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamarix gennessarensis | |
Tamarix gennessarensis is a species of flowering plant in the tamarisk family Tamaricaceae, native to the Anti-Lebanon Mountains of Lebanon and Syria, and to northeastern Israel. [1] It is a shrub of riparian habitats. [2]
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