Myricaria wardii - Uses, Benefits & Care
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Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
wardii
ID:
1142740
Status:
valid
Authors:
C.Marquand
Source:
tro
Year:
1929
Citation Micro:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 166 (1929)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001142078
Common Names
- Myricaria Wardii
- Wardii Myricaria
- Myricaria
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Myricaria wardii (also called Ward's Sweetgale, and Ward's Tamarisk, among many other common names) is a species of shrub in the Myricaceae family. It is native to eastern Asia, including Siberia, China, Japan, and Korea. It typically grows in moist soils, and is often found in wetlands, riverbanks, and along the coast.
Uses & Benefits
Myricaria wardii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, as well as a traditional medicine for treating skin diseases, fever, and inflammation.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Myricaria wardii has small, white flowers and small, black seeds. Seedlings have a single cotyledon and a pair of opposite, oblong-shaped leaves.
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Myricaria wardii can be found in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.
Species in the Myricaria genus
Species in the Tamaricaceae family
Myricaria germanica, Myricaria davurica, Myricaria elegans, Myricaria prostrata, Myricaria rosea, Myricaria pulcherrima, Myricaria platyphylla, Myricaria wardii, Myricaria paniculata, Myricaria laxiflora, Myricaria laxa, Myricaria albiflora, Reaumuria vermiculata, Reaumuria alternifolia, Reaumuria kaschgarica, Reaumuria oxiana, Reaumuria persica, Reaumuria soongarica, Reaumuria trigyna, Reaumuria minfengensis, Reaumuria stocksii, Reaumuria floyeri, Tamarix gracilis, Tamarix hispida, Tamarix gallica, Tamarix hampeana, Tamarix getula, Tamarix arborea, Tamarix chinensis, Tamarix dalmatica, Tamarix boveana, Tamarix canariensis, Tamarix passerinoides, Tamarix meyeri, Tamarix parviflora, Tamarix laxa, Tamarix aphylla, Tamarix amplexicaulis, Tamarix africana, Tamarix usneoides, Tamarix tetrandra, Tamarix smyrnensis, Tamarix senegalensis, Tamarix rosea, Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix tetragyna, Tamarix mannifera, Tamarix arceuthoides, Tamarix pakistanica, Tamarix angolensis,
References
The Plant List v1.1 record tro-31100095: Based on the initial data import
Cecil Victor Boley Marquand (1897-1943): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'C.Marquand' in the authors string.