The tamaris is a shrub or a small frequent tree in the Mediterranean regions, where it can be spontaneous or cultivated. It corresponds to the kind Tamarix , which belongs to the family of the Tamaricacées. One knows various species, the majority of them having Fleur S spring (March-April) formant many Chaton S of color pink or blanchâtre. The sheets are very small, alternate and scaly, a little similar to those of certain conifers. The fruit is a triangular small capsule.

Principal species

• Tamarix africana
• Tamarix aphylla
• Tamarix aralensis
• Tamarix canariensis
• Tamarix chinensis
• Tamarix dioica
• Tamarix gallica

See too

Internal bonds

• Toponym: Tamarissière

External bonds

• ITIS 22303