Saltcedar: A Non-Native Invasive Plant in the Western U.S.

Saltcedar: What is it and why is it a problem?

Where does it come from?

What effect does it have on natural habitat in the U.S.?

What can be done about it?

A word about exotic pest plants

Leaflet #02-2; March 2002

For further information on this subject or to see what you can do to help, visit the following websites:

California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC)
http://www.cal-ipc.org

U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.invasivespecies.gov

University of California Weed Research and Information Center
http://wric.ucdavis.edu

This brochure was financed by grants from USDA Renewable Resources Extension Act. Additional support came from Cal-IPC.

Authors: Carl E. Bell, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), San Diego, CA; Bill Neill, Riparian Repairs, Anaheim, CA; Joseph M. DiTomaso and Tom Lanini, UC Davis, CA; Jeff Lovich, United States Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA; Roland DeGouvenain, US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), North Palm Springs, CA; Curt Deuser, National Parks Service, Boulder City, NV; Bill Wiesenborn, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, NV; Nelroy Jackson, Corona, CA; Anthony Chavez and Tom Egan, BLM, Barstow, CA; and Cameron Barrows, Center for Natural Lands Management, Thousand Palms, CA.

All photos by Joseph M. DiTomaso unless otherwise noted.