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Tamarix L.
tamarisk

       
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Line Drawing of Tamarix L.
Courtesy of USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Tamarix L.

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Distribution:
Tamarix L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Tamarix L.

View 1 genera in Tamaricaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Tamarix africana Poir.. .
Tamarix africana
African tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst.. . Image Available.
Tamarix aphylla
Athel tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix aralensis Bunge. .
Tamarix aralensis
Russian tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix canariensis Willd.. .
Tamarix canariensis
Canary Island tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix chinensis Lour.. . Image Available.
Tamarix chinensis
five-stamen tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix dioica Roxb. ex Roth. .
Tamarix dioica
tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix gallica L.. . Image Available.
Tamarix gallica
French tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix parviflora DC.. .
Tamarix parviflora
smallflower tamarisk
Distribution of Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.. . Image Available.
Tamarix ramosissima
saltcedar
Distribution of Tamarix stricta Boiss.. .
Tamarix stricta
Distribution of Tamarix tetragyna C. Ehrenb.. .
Tamarix tetragyna
four-stamen tamarisk
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Tamarix L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Tamaricaceae – Tamarix family
Genus Tamarix L. – tamarisk
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Tamarix L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Montana:
tamarisk, saltcedar              Category 2 noxious weed
New Mexico:
saltcedar              Class C noxious weed
South Dakota:
salt cedar              Noxious weed
Texas:
saltcedar              Noxious plant
Wyoming:
saltcedar              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Tamarix L.

saltcedar

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Tamarix L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22303.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Tamarix L.

AZ-Backyard Gardener Managing Saltcedar

AZ-Exotic Tamarisk on the Colorado Plateau

CA-Invasive Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the San Francisco Bay

CO-Colorado Forestry Association

CO-Jefferson County Weed & Pest

MT-Montana State University Extension Service

MT-Saltcedar Bibliography

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract

NV-Invasive Weed Identification for Nevada

NV-Managing Invasive Species With Their Native Biological Controls

NV-Saltcedar Biological Control Consortium

NY-Columbia University Invasive Species Summary Project

National Institute of Invasive Species Science

TNC-The Invasive Species Initiative

TX-Biological Control of Weeds in Texas

TX-Saltcedar Eradication Along the Pecos River

Tamarisk Coalition

Team Tamarisk: Cooperating for Results

USDI NPS Exotic Weeds

USGS-A Brief Review of the Impacts of Tamarisk

UT-Salt Cedar Strategic Management Plan

WA-Department of Ecology-NonNative Freshwater Plants

www.invasivespecies.org

 
 
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