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Chamizo Plant  

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Chamizal National Memorial is named after a plant. Chamizal means "land where the chamiso grows". The Spanish word "chamiso" is the common name for four-wing salt bush (atriplex canescens).

Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 13:46 EST