Tamarix dioica is a twiggy shrub or small tree that grows in saline habitats in western Asia.

[2] Tamarix dioica is a shrub or small tree with reddish bark which grows to a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).

The inflorescences are racemes up to 8 cm (3 in) long with pink or purple flowers[2][3] Tamarix dioica is native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Burma.

[3] It is one of the dominant plants of dwarf semi-shrub desert vegetation in flood plains and dry riverbeds where it occurs in association with Salvadora persica and Vachellia nilotica subsp.

[4] Tamarix dioica is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and a carminative,[1] as an astringent,[2] and for the treatment of inflammation of the liver and spleen.