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Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in brackish marshes, coastal hammocks, dunes and coastal sands, sand and gravel bars along rivers, disturbed areas. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
5–25 feet
Spread
4–20 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Woody perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
May to October

Recorded in 9 Louisiana parishes.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Salt and brackish marshes

Coastal marshes flooded by salty or brackish tides.

Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Tamarix

  • Glena cognatariaBlueberry Gray
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Tamaricaceae
Hardiness
Zones 2a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Pink

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Louisiana rankSNA
Global rankGNR
LA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources