Bermudagrass Johnsongrass Medusahead Quackgrass Field Bindweed Sufur Cinquefoil Hoary Cress Oxeye Daisy Poison Hemlock Black Henbane Houndstongue St. Johnswort Diffuse Knapweed Russian Knapweed Spotted Knapweed Squarrose Knapweed Purple Loosestrife Perennial Pepperweed Saltcedar Leafy Spurge Yellow Starthistle Canada Thistle Musk Thistle Scotch Thistle Dalmatian Toadflax Yellow Toadflax Dyer's Woad Back to main weeds page   Saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima   Young Plants Stems are reddish-brown. Adult This perennial plant grows five to twenty feet tall. Leaves are small and scale-like. Branches are long and slender. The root system is extensive. Saltcedar may exhibit either deciduous or evergreen traits. Flower White to pink flowers have five petals and are borne in finger-like clusters. Weed Infestation Saltcedar was introduced from Eurasia and is found throughout the United States. It is widely used as an ornamental. It commonly infests lake and stream banks as well as pastures and rangeland. Large plants can transpire 200 gallons of water per plant per day drying up ponds and streams. Back to main weeds page