红荆，学名 Tamarix ，柽柳科（Tamaricaceae）灌木或小乔木，叶似松针，夏季开花，花朵似米兰，花由鲜红渐变为粉红，最后变成白色，花能酿蜜，荆条可以编织筐类器具，还是优质燃料，耐旱、耐寒、耐盐碱，适应荒沙、草原和盐碱地带，盛产于地中海沿岸，中国北方、西北和渤海一带常有它的身影，也是法国公园和家庭院落的观赏性植物。

The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may have referred to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain).