Tamarix Shrubs

• Plant Type: Shrubs or small trees.
• Common Names: Tamarix shrubs, Salt Cedar.
• Color: White, pink, purple.
• Flower Dimensions: 0.04- 0.08 by 0.02 inches.
• Flowering Season: Early summer.
• Deserts with Tamarix Shrubs: Junggar Basin Region of the Gobi and Sahara.

Tamarix arceuthoides is a shrub or Tree belonging to the Tamaricaceae family. This plant can grow to a height of 5 meters. The Tamarix shrub is commonly found in sandy places and deserts of temperate Asia, Africa, and Europe.

• Tamarix arceuthoides is a shrub or small tree with dense and spreading branchlets. The stems of Tamarix arceuthoides are much-branched.
• The leaves of the Tamarix shrubs are scale-like. They possess salt-secreting glands.
• The flowers of the Tamarix shrubs are small and dense in fascicles or terminal panicles.
• The flowers of the Tamarix shrubs usually bloom early in September until September.
• They are primarily bisexual. The calyxWhat is calyx?A collective term for all the sepals of a flower; the lowermost whorl of floral orgrans (Plural form is calyces). consists of 4-5 lobes, and the petals are 4-5; ovate-elliptic to obovate.

• The Tamarix spp^[1] is rich in polyphenolic compounds with important medicinal uses.
• Traditionally, Tamarix spp. treats gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, wounds, and dental problems.
• The extracts from Tamarix shrubs^[2] showed antibacterial activity against specific Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by forming inhibition zones of different sizes.
• The genus Tamarix^[3] is from Latin, which may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconinses in Spain.
• Tamarisks of the genus Tamarix^[4] were one of the plants mentioned in the Bible.