What was the chamizal national memorial in el paso texas named after?

Question:i kno it was named after a plant but which plant?
i think it was something similar to chamizo or sumthing

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i kno it was named after a plant but which plant?
i think it was something similar to chamizo or sumthing

The Spanish word chamizal comes from chamiza, the name of a species of wild cane or reed that covered acres of land near the present-day park.

chamiza or chamiso also cenizo.
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.

baby it was named after a plant!!