Tamarix gallica L., Tamaricaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results: 

Hawai‘i/Pacific:  High risk, score: 8.5 (Go to the risk assessment)
Risk assessment of Tamarix spp. from the Government of Queensland, Australia (PDF format)

Common name(s): [more details]

English: French tamarisk, saltcedar, tamarisk

French: tamaris

Habit:  shrub/tree

Description:  "Shrub or tree less than 8 m.  Leaves 1.50-2 mm, linear to narrowly lanceolate, acute.  Inflorescence: spike 2-5 cm; bract oblong to lanceolate, acute to acuminate.  Flowers: sepals 0.5-1 mm, ovate, acute, outer slightly less than inner; petals 1.5-2 mm, elliptic to ovate; nectar disk lobes longer than wide, confluent with filaments" (Hickman, 1993; p. 1080).

Habitat/ecology:  "Washes, flats, roadsides; less than 300 m" (Hickman, 1993; p. 1080).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Southern Europe (Hickman, 1993; p. 1080).

Presence:

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (California)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (Washington)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)

Control: 

Control information from the Bugwood Wiki.