salt cedar
English
Tamarix ramosissima in bloom
Alternative forms
Noun
salt cedar (plural salt cedars)
- The tamarisk, a plant of genus Tamarix.
- Tamarix ramosissima, an tamarisk plant native to Eurasia, considered invasive in the Southwest United States.
- 2022 October 27, Julia Morton, “Restoration Efforts in the Colorado River Delta are Working”, in Audubon:
- Until recently, a visit to the Colorado River’s delta, below Morelos Dam, would be met with a mostly dry barren desert sprinkled with salt cedar and other undesirable invasive plant species. Today, that arid landscape is broken up with large areas of healthy riparian habitat filled with cottonwood, willow, and mesquite trees.
- Tamarix ramosissima, an tamarisk plant native to Eurasia, considered invasive in the Southwest United States.
Further reading
salt cedar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tamarix ramosissima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tamarix ramosissima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - salt cedar at USDA Plants database
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