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Saltcedar

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Saltcedar
Saltcedar plant - Photo by Steve Dewey; Utah State University
Scientific Name: 
Tamarix spp. (ITIS)
Common Name: 
Saltcedar, salt cedar, tamarisk
Native To: 
Eurasia (Carman and Brotherson 1982)
Date of U.S. Introduction: 
Early 1800s (Carman and Brotherson 1982)
Means of Introduction: 
Ornamental (Carman and Brotherson 1982)
Impact: 
Lowers the water table and creates large deposits of salt in the soil (Di Tomaso 1998)

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Saltcedar
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Saltcedar
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Tamarix Cooperative Mapping Initiative (T-Map)
DOI. USGS. National Institute of Invasive Species Science.

Images

Google Images - Saltcedar
Google.
Invasive.org - Saltcedar
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Videos

YouTube - Salt Cedar Invasion

Google. YouTube; New Mexico PBS.

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Saltcedar.

Council or Task Force
Fact Sheet: Saltcedar (Jan 2014) (PDF | 916 KB)

Alberta Invasive Species Council (Canada).

See also: Fact Sheets for more information about individual invasive species, including those listed as "Prohibited Noxious" and "Noxious" under the Alberta Weed Control Act

Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands - Tamarix spp.

California Invasive Plant Council.

In online book: Bossard, C.C., J.M. Randall, and M.C. Hoshovsky (Editors). 2000. Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA
Priority Species: Saltcedar

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Washington Invasive Species Council.

Saltcedar (PDF | 1.25 MB)
Saskatchewan Invasive Species Council (Canada).
Partnership
Global Invasive Species Database - Tamarix ramosissima (shrub, tree)
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invasive Species Compendium - Tamarix ramosissima
CAB International.
RiversEdge West - What is Tamarisk?
RiversEdge West.
Special Note: Formerly known as the Tamarisk Coalition.
Texas Invasives Database - Tamarix ramosissima
TexasInvasives.org.
The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Saltcedar, tamarisk

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).

Federal Government
Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - Tamarix spp.
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
PLANTS Database - Tamarisk
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - Tamarix

USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.

State and Local Government
Class B Noxious Weed: Saltcedar
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board.
King County (Washington) Noxious Weed Control Program - Saltcedar

King County Department of Natural Resources (Washington). Water and Land Resources Division.

Noxious Weed Species - Saltcedar / Tamarisk

Colorado Department of Agriculture. Conservation Services Division. Noxious Weed Program.

Academic
MontGuide - Saltcedar (Tamarisk) (Dec 2017)

Montana State University Extension.

Introduced Species Summary Project - Saltcedar
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Noxious Weeds of Nebraska - Saltcedar
University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Cooperative Extension.
Saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima

University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.

Professional
Noxious Weed Information - Salt Cedar
Colorado Weed Management Association.
Weed Identification - Saltcedar
Montana Weed Control Association.

Citations