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The name in spain:Tamarindo

The name in catalan:Tamariu

Family:Tamaricaceae

Origin:Eurasia and Africa

Description: They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 1-15 m in height and forming dense thickets, The largest, //Tamarix aphylla//, is an evergreen tree that can grow to 15 m tall. They usually grow on saline soils, tolerating up to 15,000 ppm soluble salt and can also tolerate alkali conditions. Tamarisks are characterized by slender branches and grey-green foliage. The bark of young branches is smooth and reddish-brown. As the plants age, the bark becomes brownish-purple, ridged and furrowed. The leaves are scale-like, 1-2 mm long, and overlap each other along the stem. They are often encrusted with salt secretions. The pink to white flowers appear in dense masses on 5-10 cm long spikes at branch tips from March to September, though some species (e.g. //T. aphylla//) tend to flower during the winter
 * __A //Tamarix// species in natural habitat in Algeria__**