Tamarix tetrandra

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|genus = Tamarix

|species = tetrandra

|authority = Pall. ex M.Bieb.

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Tamarix tetrandra is a species of flowering plant in the family Tamaricaceae, native to south eastern Europe, Turkey, Bulgaria and Crimea. Growing to {{convert|3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall and broad, it is a small deciduous tree with almost black arching branches, and tiny scale-like leaves arranged along the branches. Racemes of pale pink flowers are produced in late spring.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}

The binomial Tamarix tetrandra means "four-stamen tamarisk".{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Tamarix tetrandra|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1905|access-date=5 June 2013}}

This plant is particularly associated with temperate coastal areas, but can also be grown inland in a sunny position with protection from winter winds. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/58409/Tamarix-tetrandra/Details | title = Tamarix tetranda | publisher = RHS | access-date = 5 March 2021}}{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 100 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 1 December 2018}}