Tamaricaceae
French tamarisk
Tamarix gallica
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Genus
- Tamarix
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Common names
By language (16)
- aeb
- طرفة
- Arabic
- أثل فرنسي, أثل طحطاح, البجم
- arz
- اثل فرنسى
- Basque
- Milazka frantses
- Catalan
- Gatell, Tamarell, Tamarit, Tamariu, Tamariu de França
- Czech
- Tamaryšek francouzský
- Dutch
- Franse tamarisk
- English
- French tamarisk, Tamarisk
- Estonian
- Prantsuse tamarisk
- French
- Tamaris commun
- German
- Französische Tamariske
- hsb
- Chinska tamariska
- kab
- Amemmay
- mzn
- گز دار
- Slovenian
- Navadna tamariša
- Welsh
- Grugbren
Synonyms
- Tamariscus gallicus (L.) All.
- Tamariscus narbonensis Garsault
- Tamarix anglica Webb
- Tamarix brachylepis Sennen
- Tamarix esperanzana Pau & Villar
- Tamarix esperanzana var. majoriflora Pau & Villar
- Tamarix gallica var. brachylepis Sennen
- Tamarix matritensis Pau & Villar
- Tamarix pentandra Pall.
- Tamarix riojana Sennen & Elias
- Tamarix sireti Sennen
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August (from 155 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Luna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Javier martinlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. TeunSpaans assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benjamin Bender, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.