Saltcedar

Scientific name: Tamarix spp.

Common names: Saltcedar, salt cedar, tamarisk

Native To: Eurasia (Carman and Brotherson 1982)

Date of U.S. Introduction: Early 1800s (Carman and Brotherson 1982)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Ornamental (Carman and Brotherson 1982)

Impact: Absorbs large amounts of water and creates large deposits of salt (North Dakota. Department of Agriculture 2003)

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Northern Distribution Map (PDF | 236 KB) / Invasive Species Maps
  USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)

Management Plans: Plants / Saltcedar

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Tamarix
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Exotic Weeds I (Saltcedar) - Integrated Pest Management Manual
DOI. National Park Service.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Excellent references section

Tamarix spp. (Tamarisk or Salt Cedar) - Aquatic Plant Information System (APIS)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Saltcedar - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research

Saltcedar, Tamarix spp.: An Emerging Success (PDF | 98 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Photographs; Impacts; Research

Biological Control: The War on Saltcedar
USDA. ARS. Grassland, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory.
Impacts; Special Note: Video (requires Windows Media Player)

Tamarix spp. Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Tamarix L. - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy

Saltcedar - Weed of the Week (Mar 10, 2006; PDF | 81 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection. Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Tamarix spp. - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Plant Profile for Tamarix ramosissima - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Tamarix Cooperative Mapping Initiative (T-Map)
DOI. USGS. Fort Collins Science Center. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory.
Distribution

Saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima - Western Wetland Flora Field Office Guide To Plant Species
DOI. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Habitat

A Brief Review of the Impacts of Tamarisk, or Saltcedar on Biodiversity in the New World
DOI. Western Ecological Research Center.
Impacts; Special Note: References

Saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Saltcedar - Best Management Practices Weed Profile (PDF | 219 KB)
Colorado State Parks.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Saltcedar
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Noxious Weed Management Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Salt Cedar (Tamarix) (PDF | 106 KB)
State of Colorado. Douglas County. Public Works.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Salt Cedar - Noxious Weed Information Series (PDF | 285 KB)
State of Colorado. Jefferson County Weed and Pest Management Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls

Tamarix - Non-Native Freshwater Plants
Washington State Department of Ecology. Water Quality Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Class B Noxious Weed: Saltcedar
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Saltcedar - An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds
University of Arizona Press.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Distribution

Saltcedar (Tamarisk) (PDF | 288)
Montana State University. Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Illustrations; Distribution; Controls

Saltcedar Wanted Poster--Dead, Not Alive! (PDF | 172 KB)
University of Nevada - Reno. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Managing Saltcedar (PDF | 310 KB)
University of Nevada - Reno. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Saltcedar - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Saltcedar - Biological Control of Weeds in Texas
Texas A&M University. Entomology.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Tamarix ramosissima (shrub, tree) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Team Tamarisk: Cooperating For Results
Mar 31- Apr 2, 2004
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Tamarix spp.- Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands Book (2000)
California Invasive Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Salt Cedar
Colorado Weed Management Association.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Tamarix ramosissima
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Saltcedar
Montana Weed Control Association.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls

Missouri River Watershed Coalition: Saltcedar Control and Restoration Database Project
Missouri River Watershed Coalition.
Controls

Exotic Tamarisk on the Colorado Plateau (Dr. Larry E. Stevens, Consulting Ecologist)
Northern Arizona University. Land Use History of North America. Colorado Plateau.
Identification/Description; Photographs, Introduction History; Dispersion

Saltcedar
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photograph; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Tamarix ramosissima
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

The Saltcedar Biological Control Resource Page
Saltcedar Biological Control Consortium.
Controls; Research

Salt Cedar - Practical Guidebook to the Control of Invasive and Aquatic Wetland Plants of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Region
San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts, Habitat; Controls

Tamarisk Coalition
Tamarisk Coalition.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts, Controls

Citations

Carman, J.G., and J.D. Brotherson. 1982. Comparisons of sites infested and not infested with saltcedar and russian olive. Weed Science 30:360-364.

North Dakota Department of Agriculture. Noxious Weeds Section. 2003. Saltcedar: A new threat to North Dakota’s rivers,streams and wildlife (PDF | 270 KB).