smallflower tamarisk Tamaricaceae Tamarix parviflora DC.   symbol: TAPA4
	Leaf: Alternate, evergreen, very small, 1/16 inch and scale-like, yellow-green to gray-green. Flower: Small (1/8 inch), pink, 4 petals and sepals (unlike other Tamarix which have 5), numerous, occurring along twig in long narrow clusters (each 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long), very attractive and utilized by honey bees, appearing in spring. Fruit: Small, dry, brown, pointed capsules 1/8 inch long containing numerous cottony seeds, ripen in summer. Twig: Slender, drooping, green branches covered in scale-like foliage, later turning reddish brown. Bark: Smooth, reddish brown, numerous horizontal lenticels, later developing shallow splits. Form: A multi-stemmed, small tree to large shrub up to 15 feet tall, round crown with drooping twigs. It often forms dense thickets.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Tamarix parviflora is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which smallflower tamarisk has escaped (opens a new window).