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.

[3] It has fragile, woody branchlets that drop off in autumn along with the small, scale-like leaves that cover them.

[3] In its native range the plant grows in moist areas such as riverbanks, especially in saline soils.

[4] It has been grown as an ornamental plant for its profuse production of showy pink flower spikes.