Saltcedar

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)

Saltcedar plant

Credit

Photo by Steve Dewey; Utah State University

Source

Invasive.org.

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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.

Videos

YouTube - Salt Cedar Invasion
- Google. YouTube; New Mexico PBS.

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Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

Council or Task Force

Fact Sheet: Saltcedar [PDF, 916 KB]
- Jan 2014
- 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).
- See also: Fact Sheets for more resources

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

Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima) Ecological Risk Screening Summary
- May 2019
- DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- See also: Ecological Risk Screening Summaries for more species summaries
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - Tamarix
- USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.
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.

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 ID - 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

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.
Di Tomaso, J.M. 1998. Impact, biology, and ecology of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the southwestern United States. Weed Technology 12(2):326-336.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Tamarix. [Accessed Sep 22, 2023].

Find more images

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Saltcedar

Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Saltcedar

Videos

YouTube - Salt Cedar Invasion

All Resources

Selected Resources

Fact Sheet: Saltcedar [PDF, 916 KB]

Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands - Tamarix spp.

Priority Species: Saltcedar

Saltcedar [PDF, 1.25 MB]

Global Invasive Species Database - Tamarix ramosissima (shrub, tree)

Invasive Species Compendium - Tamarix ramosissima

RiversEdge West - What is Tamarisk?

Texas Invasives Database - Tamarix ramosissima

The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Saltcedar, tamarisk

Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima) Ecological Risk Screening Summary

U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - Tamarix

Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - Tamarix spp.

PLANTS Database - Tamarisk

Class B Noxious Weed: Saltcedar

King County (Washington) Noxious Weed Control Program - Saltcedar

Noxious Weed Species ID - Saltcedar / Tamarisk

MontGuide - Saltcedar (Tamarisk)

Introduced Species Summary Project - Saltcedar

Noxious Weeds of Nebraska - Saltcedar

Saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima

Noxious Weed Information - Salt Cedar

Weed Identification - Saltcedar