Tamaricaceae: Tamarisk Family

Salt Cedar / Small-flowered Tamarisk – Tamarix parviflora

Blooms:

Mar–Apr

Plant Height:

< 5 m

Flower Size:

Large cluster

Origin:

Southeastern Europe

Invasive?

Yes – high

Habitat:

Streambeds, washes

Notes:

This is a highly invasive large shrub or small tree.  It has long, slender stems, with many cylindrical racemes of tiny pink flowers.  The leaves are small, awl- or scale-like, and are borne on slender branchlets.  Found mainly inland, more common in the south county.