Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Tamarix gallica L.
Family : TAMARICACEAE
Genus : Tamarix
Synonyms : 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. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
General distribution : West Mediterranean
Flowering time : April. May.
Life-forms : Caducifolious. Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Salt marshes near the sea.
Plants protected by law : Balearic Catalogue.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
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.
Observations : Es troba al costat de cursos d´aigua, depressions salines i arenals marítims.
