多枝柽柳为柽柳科落叶小乔木或灌木,树高1.3米～8米,新疆阿勒泰地区广泛分布,多生于公路两侧及荒漠地带。其枝条呈圆形,分枝较多,小枝多数细长而柔软,叶茂密丛生,花期较长(5～8月),总状花序长1～3厘米,具15～40朵花,着生在当年生枝条上,再复合组成圆锥花序状,花粉红色或紫红色,光艳夺目。 Tamarix asparagus Tamarix small deciduous trees or shrubs, trees 1.3 meters to 8 meters, widely distributed in Altay, Xinjiang, born in both sides of the road and the desert zone. The branches are round, more branches, most of the slender slender and soft, dense leaves clustered, flowering longer (5 to August), 1 to 3 cm long racemes, with 15 to 40 flowers, students In the current year branches, and then composed of panicles concomitant, pink or purple flowers, Guangyan eye-catching.