Saltcedar
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Saltcedar Other Names: Tamarisk Species Name: Tamarix chinensis Plant Type: Woody Family Name: Tamaricaceae, Tamarix Family |
Examples of SaltcedarTamarix chinensis
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Eastern Asia |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Western half of the country |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Slender, reddish brown branches
- Branches arched or drooping
- Leaves scale-like
Floral
- Showy columns of pink flowers
- Long, splitting capsules with fluffy hairs on seeds
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth Form: Shrub
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Blade Edge: Scale-like
- Leaf Blade Length: 1-2 millimeters
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5
- Flower Color: Pink to White
- Flower Timing: May-September
- Fruit Type: Capsules
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Dry to waterlogged soil; Grows well in sand, clay and extreme saline soil |
| Habitat | Floodplains, along irrigation ditches and around ponds |
| Successional Stage | Early |
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