Tamarix gallica L.

Spice

Family: TAMARICACEAE

Genus: Tamarix

Sinònims: Tamarix anglica Webb.

Catalan common name: Farga. Gatell. Tamarell. Tamarí. Tamarill. Tamarina. Tamarit. Tamariu. Tamariu gàllic.

Spanish common name: Atarfe. Tamarisco. Tamariz. Taraga. Taray.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Caducifolious. Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Salt marshes near the sea.

Characteristics: Bush or small tree form wet lands. Has slender inflorescences, 5 mm in width or less that emerge on tender non-lignified branches, distinct from Tamarix africana, which bears them on older branches. Flowers in April and May.