Saltcedar, Pino Salado

• Scientific Name: Tamarix Aphylla
• Common Name: Saltcedar, Pino Salado
• References: 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
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/52PhytoN-SWArizPt20.pdf#page=38
• Habitat: Near water
• Life Form: Tree
• Leaf Description: Tiny, imbricate, scalelike
• Flower Color: Pink or magenta
• Flowering Period: Mar. to Aug.
• Spines: Spineless
• Rarity: Introduced, highly invasive, locally common
• Family: Tamaricaceae (tamarisk family)