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Species
Information
- saltcedar
- Tamarix
ramosissima
Ledeb.
- USDA
Symbol: TARA
- Oregon
Noxious Weed Designation: B
- Pictures
Identification:
Perennial shrub; blooms April to October. Grows 5 to 20 ft tall. Bark on saplings and stems reddish-brown. Leaves small and scale-like on highly branched, slender stems. Flowers pink to white, 5-petaled.
Impacts:
Saltcedar is an escaped ornamental and has become naturalized along streams, canals, and reservoirs in much of the arid West. Dense stands form adjacent to springs and waterways, robbing native plants of much needed water. Large plants can transpire at least 200 gallons of water per day and will often dry up ponds and streams.
Biological
Controls: No approved biological control agent is current available. However, one leaf-eating beetle has become successfully established at research sites in Oregon and should be available for widespread release soon.
Oregon
Maps of Saltcedar Distribution
Links:
USDA
Plants Database information on saltcedar
GRIN
Database information on saltcedar
Oregon Department
of Agriculture information on saltcedar |
