Tamarix gallica

Tamarix gallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Tamaricaceae
Genus: Tamarix
Species:
T. gallica
Binomial name
Tamarix gallica
Synonyms
  • Tamarix anglica
  • Tamarix algeriensis
  • Tamarix brachylepis
  • Tamarix madritensis
In front of the sea in Vic-la-Gardiole.

Tamarix gallica, also known as the French tamarisk,[2] is a deciduous, herbaceous, twiggy shrub or small tree reaching up to about 5 meters high.

It is indigenous to Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, and very common around the Mediterranean region. It is present in many other areas as an invasive introduced species, often becoming a noxious weed.[2] It was first described for botanical classification by the taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1753, but had already been in cultivation since 1596.[3]

  1. ^ Beech, E. (2018). "Tamarix gallica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T79928337A123870908. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tamarix gallica​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ Eleanor Lawrence, Ed. (1985). The Illustrated Book of Trees & Shrubs. New York, NY: Gallery Books, an imprint of W.H.Smith Publishers Inc. p. 150. ISBN 0-8317-8820-8.