Tamaricaceae
Athel tamarisk
Tamarix aphylla
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Genus
- Tamarix
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- أثل لا ورقي, عبل, اثل
- Bangla
- বড় রক্তঝাউ, বড় লালঝাউ
- Bulgarian
- Мрежеста ракитица
- Chinese
- 无叶柽柳, 無葉檉柳
- English
- Athel tamarisk, Athel pine, Athel tree, Tamarisk
- lah
- فرماں
- Sindhi
- لئو
Synonyms
- Tamarix articulata Vahl
- Tamarix orientalis Forssk.
- Tetraclinis aphylla (L.) Rothm.
- Thuja aphylla L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
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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.