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Tamarix aphylla
Athel Tamarisk
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Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson
ID: 0000 0000 0617 1626 (2017-06-21)Copyright © 2017 Wynn Anderson
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date of photo Jul 18, 2015
latitude 29.16729 longitude 103.61020
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location
mouth of Terlingua Creek at Santa Elena Canyon, along trail from parking area, Big Bend National Park (Brewster County, Texas, US)family
Tamaricaceae
plant community River riparian at 2205' (672m)notes naturalized trees in deep sandy soils along the river. Easily identified by the multitude of long, fine, drooping, jointed branchlets that resemble pine needles. Actual leaves are reduced to tiny (1-2mm) scales sheathing these green stems. Least invasive of the noxious 'Saltcedars' that plague riparian habitats across the west.keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend
contributor's ID # CDR 1058 photo category: Plant - tree
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Athel Tamarisk, Weeping Saltcedar (photographer)
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