Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Tamarix chinensis (Saltcedar,Tamarisk,salado,pino salado)
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Habitat: near water,riparian
Life Form: tree Leaf Description: tiny,imbricate,scalelike Flower Color: pink or magenta Spines: spineless Family: Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Abundance: highly invasive,locally common,introduced Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 39 (7.5 MB pdf) |
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