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Can someone help me ID this pink flowering shrub/ tree?

7 years ago

While traveling near a marsh in central Oklahoma, my friend and I came upon what we had thought were some type of Willow tree. However, using Google, I can't seem to find too much information on these. The stems are tipped with what seems to be powder pink flowers.

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RugbyHukr
7 years ago
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Tamarix ramosissima
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
7 years ago
I don't know about in OK but in the desert southwest this is a major non-native invasive along the rivers, displacing native vegetation. A while ago a beetle was introduced to help control it and over the last decade I've seen major decreases in the amount of living Tamarisk and corresponding increases in the native willows, so things are improving, at least in the areas I've visited in CO and UT. There are still many dead Tamarisks, but a better balance now.
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