Tamaricaceae
African tamarisk
Tamarix africana
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Genus
- Tamarix
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- أثل إفريقي
- arz
- اثل افريقى
- Basque
- Afrikar milazka
- Catalan
- Tamariu africà
- Chinese
- 非洲柽柳, 非洲檉柳
- English
- African tamarisk
- German
- Sommer-Tamariske, Afrikanische Tamariske
- Portuguese
- Tamariz
- Spanish
- Tambariz
- Welsh
- Grugwydden Affrica
Synonyms
- Tamarix africana f. leptostachya Maire
- Tamarix africana var. laxiflora J.Gay
- Tamarix africana var. saharae J.Gay
- Tamarix calarantha Pau
- Tamarix castellana Pau & Villar
- Tamarix castellana f. rosea Pau & Villar
- Tamarix celtiberica Sennen & Elias
- Tamarix font-queri Maire & Trab.
- Tamarix hieronymi Sennen
- Tamarix hispanica Boiss.
- Tamarix longebracteolata Sennen
- Tamarix malacitana Pau
- Tamarix segobricensis Pau
- Tamarix speciosa Ball
- Tamarix theodori Sennen
- Tamarix uncinatifolia Sennen
- Tamarix viciosoi Pau & Villar
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.