Inflorescence a cluster of dense racemose branches. Flowers mostly bisexual, ± sessile. Flowers 4- or 5-merous. Stamens free, as many as petals or twice as many. Ovary usually of 3 carpels.
| | Key to the species | |
| 1 | Leaves segmented, forming a continuous sheath around the stem | Tamarix aphylla |
| Leaves scale-like and triangular, stem-clasping, but not forming a continuous sheath | Tamarix ramosissima |
