| fivestamen tamarisk | USDA PLANTS Symbol: TACH2 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Hardwood Trees Shrub or Subshrub |
| Tamarix chinensis Lour. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Violales: Tamaricaceae |
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| Native Range: Temperate eastern Asia; China (REHD); | |
Salt cedar is deciduous shrub that can grow up to 15 feet in height. Leaves are small, scale-like, gray-green in color, and overlap along the stem. The bark is smooth and reddish on younger plants, turning brown and furrowed with age. Several species are considered invasive in the United States and distinguishing the species can often be difficult. Salt cedar invades streambanks, sandbars, lake margins, wetlands, moist rangelands, and saline environments. It can crowd out native riparian species, diminish early successional habitat, and reduce water tables and interferes with hydrologic process. Salt cedar is native to Eurasia and Africa and was introduced into the western United States as an ornamental in the early 1800s. It occurs throughout the western and central United States, but is most problematic in the Southwest. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Plant(s); side view of whole plants Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; close-up of foliage and flowers Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
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| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona) |
