Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Tamarix aphylla (Saltcedar,pino salado)
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Habitat: near water
Life Form: tree Leaf Description: tiny,imbricate,scalelike Flower Color: pink or magenta Flowering Period: Mar. to Aug. Spines: spineless Family: Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family) Abundance: introduced,highly invasive,locally common 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 38 (7.5 MB pdf) |
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