Calflora: Tamarix ramosissima

Calflora

Taxon Report 7917

Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.

Saltcedar, Tamarisk

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Tamarix ramosissima, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

It is an invasive plant. The California Invasive Plant Council classifies its potential impact on native ecosystems as high (plant profile / CalWeedMapper).


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	TAMARICACEAE
Genus:	Tamarix

Community:	wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

More information about Tamarix ramosissima


	Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (TARA)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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