tamarisk Tamaricaceae Tamarix
gallica L.
symbol: TAGA
Leaf: Alternate, very small, 1/16 inch and scale-like, pale green.
Flower: Small, lavender pink, numerous and occurring all along the twig, very attractive, appearing in early spring.
Fruit: Small, dry capsules containing small cottony seeds, ripen in late spring.
Twig: Slender, drooping branches covered in scale-like foliage.
Bark: Initially smooth with numerous elongated lenticels, later developing shallow splits.
Form: Shrub or small tree up to 30 feet tall, branches arching.
Looks like: athel tamarisk
- saltcedar
- smallflower tamarisk
- Australian pine