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Hybrid Tamarix widespread in U.S. invasion and undetected in native Asian range.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Aug 2002
Gaskin John F, Schaal Barbara A
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Biological invasions are drastically altering natural habitats and threatening biodiversity on both local and global levels. In one of the United States' worst invasions, Eurasian Tamarix plant species have spread rapidly to dominate over 600,000 riparian and wetland hectares. The largest Tamarix invasion consists of Tamarix chinensis and Tamarix ramosissima, two morphologically similar species. To clarify the...
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