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Tamarix ramosissima
"Tamarisk ramosissima is a hardy shrub or small tree ... It is a vigorous, deciduous shrub grown for its ornamental reddish stems, its showy plumes of flowers and its unusual feathery leaves. Its hardiness and tolerance for poor soil make it a popular, easy to grow shrub. It can grow up to 8 m in height and up to 5 m in width. It can be used as a screen, windbreak, informal hedge or specimen shrub. Tamarix ramosissima produces upright racemes of small, pink, five-petaled flowers from late summer to early autumn which cover the new wood of the plant. It is tolerant of many soil types but prefers a well drained, light or sandy soil in full sun." - Wikipedia
Sandy shore of lake. This is not native to California but is in Europe and Asia. "The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems. Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of Tamarix ramosissima as high (plant profile). " - Calflora
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