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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The genus Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) from archaeological to contemporary landscape

G Venturella

subject

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataTamarix archaeology landscape biological invasion distribution.

description

This review includes the data concerning the presence of Tamarix species in old and contemporary landscapes, and their presence in archaeological areas. Their role as wild and ornamental plants, their use in sacred places, and their depiction in old relief sculpture, old and more recent paintings is also reported. Notes on the presence of Tamarix species in current landscapes and their invasiveness are discussed.

10.7320/flmedit28.219http://hdl.handle.net/10447/337549