Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
![]() 1299120 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1624020 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1624021 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 5392635 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Flower(s) John M. Randall |
![]() 5405636 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Bonnie Million |
![]() 5405637 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Bonnie Million |
![]() 5405736 saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Flower(s) Bonnie Million |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Jackie Poole, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (personal communication)
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Nebraska Noxious Weeds
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch B
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae |
| Order: Violales |
| Family: Tamaricaceae |
| Genus: Tamarix |
Other System Links
Plants: TARABayer: TAARA
GRIN: 50071
ITIS: 22310
NPDN Pest: PEZABBC
NPDN Host: 37008
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
salt cedar, salt-cedar, tamarisk, tamarix
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |










