Status:
valid
Authors:
Müll. Hal.
Source:
tro
Year:
1897
Citation Micro:
Hedwigia 36: 139 1897
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001174898
Common Names
- Tamarix Rigodium
- Rigodium tamarix
- Tamarix Rigodion
Uses & Benefits
Rigodium tamarix is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in rock gardens. It is also used to stabilize soil on slopes and embankments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flowers of Rigodium tamarix are small, white and star-shaped. The seeds are small, dark brown and oval-shaped. The seedlings are small and have a single, long, narrow leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Rigodium tamarix can be propagated by seed, cuttings, or division. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil mix and kept moist. Cuttings should be taken from healthy, mature plants and rooted in a moist soil mix. Division is best done in the spring or early summer when the plant is actively growing. The plant should be carefully dug up and divided into smaller clumps, which can then be replanted.
Where to Find Rigodium tamarix
Rigodium tamarix can be found in Chile and Argentina.
Species in the Rigodium genus
Species in the Lembophyllaceae family
Bestia longipes,
Camptochaete novae-zeelandiae,
Camptochaete angustata,
Camptochaete arbuscula,
Camptochaete deflexa,
Camptochaete excavata,
Camptochaete leichardtii,
Camptochaete porotrichoides,
Camptochaete pulvinata,
Camptochaete subporotrichoides,
Camptochaete fallax,
Camptochaete curvata,
Camptochaete dendroclada,
Camptochaete monolina,
Dolichomitriopsis crenulata,
Dolichomitriopsis diversiformis,
Dolichomitriopsis obtusifolia,
Dolichomitriopsis sasaokae,
Dolichomitriopsis cherdantsevae,
Fallaciella gracilis,
Fallaciella robusta,
Fifea aciphylla,
Isothecium algarvicum,
Isothecium ceylonense,
Isothecium mertensii,
Isothecium rigidissimum,
Isothecium semitortum,
Isothecium sprucei,
Isothecium trichocladon,
Isothecium alopecuroides,
Isothecium nervosum,
Lembophyllum divulsum,
Lembophyllum clandestinum,
Neobarbella comes,
Pilotrichella cuspidans,
Pilotrichella flexilis,
Pilotrichella mascarenica,
Pilotrichella mauiensis,
Pilotrichella phyllogonioides,
Pilotrichella pseudoimbricata,
Pilotrichella ragazzii,
Pilotrichella reesei,
Pilotrichella vermiformis,
Pilotrichella debilinervis,
Tripterocladium leucocladulum,
Weymouthia cochlearifolia,
Weymouthia mollis,
Weymouthia barbelloides,
Mawenzhangia thamnobryoides,
Nogopterium beyrichianum,