Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

See more pictures at www.invasive.org.

Read more about Tamarix at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix ramosissima   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Tamarix ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Tamarix ramosissima

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 128-01-001?:

Tamarix gallica   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Tamarix gallica

COMMON NAME:
Salt-cedar, Tamarisk

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Bonnie Million, National Park Service, Bugwood.org    bug_5405636

Month Unknown        

Young bark is smooth and reddish-brown, maturing to dark brown to purplish, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5478880

Month Unknown        

Long taproots can seek scarce moisture and can also tolerate submersion, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5478913

Month Unknown        

Salt cedars have a spreading multi-trunked form and a feathery appearance, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5478923

Month Unknown        

The salt cedars bear tiny, overlapping scalelike leaves about 1/16" long, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5478931

Month Unknown        

Flowers cluster tightly at the tips of branches, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tamarix ramosissima   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tamarix ramosissima   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Tamarix ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tamarix ramosissima

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 128-01-001?:
Tamarix gallica   FAMILY Tamaricaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tamarix gallica