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Invasive Desert Plants – Salt Cedar

Invasive plants, such as the Salt cedar (Tamarix aphylla), endangers natives by competing for limited water and taking over large swaths of land, keeping other plants from growing in these habitats.
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The Sonoran Desert has thousands of native plants that are desirable in our environment, but other species can thrive here as well, making them invasive and undesirable. The Salt Cedar (Tamarix aphylla) is one of them. This evergreen can cover large areas, competing with native trees and other plants for limited water resources and space, often outcompeting many other plants.

PRODUCER: TONY PANIAGUA
VIDEOGRAPHER: ROBERT LINDBERG
EDITOR: ROBERT LINDBERG
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