French tamarisk
tamarix gallica latin

Tamarix gallica (French tamarisk)

Tamarix gallica, the French Tamarisk, is a deciduous, herbaceous, twiggy shrub or small tree reaching up to about 5 meters high.

The larvae feed on Tamarix gallica.

The only trees present are the Tamarisk (Tamarix gallica, Tamarix canariensis).

The larvae feed on the twigs of Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica, Tamarix indica and Tamarix dioica.

These include Tamarix pentandra, Tamarix tetranda, Tamarix gallica, Tamarix chinensis, Tamarix ramosissima, and Tamarix parvifolia.

Field collections in Spain and north Africa reveal that the STB feeds on at least five species of tamarisks, including Tamarix gallica which hybridizes with the widely invasive T. ramosisima in western North America.

Tamarisk trees (particularly Tamarix gallica) were once comparatively extensive throughout the southern Sinai, and their resin is similar to wax, melts in the sun, is sweet and aromatic (like honey), and has a dirty-yellow color, fitting somewhat with the Biblical descriptions of manna.