Taxon: Tamarix aphylla (L.) H. Karst.

Summary

Genus:

Tamarix

Family:

Tamaricaceae

Nomen number:

36222

Place of publication:

Deut. Fl. 641. 1882

Verified:

05/29/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

9 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Thuja aphylla L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tamarix articulata Vahl

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	athel tamarisk	1	Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
English	athel-pine	1	Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
English	atheltree	1	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
English	desert tamarix	1	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
English	salt-cedar	1	National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Afrikaans	woestyntamarisk	2	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
French	tamaris	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Tamariske	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India	farash	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	taray	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia			Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai		Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		s.	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Delhi		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Haryana		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Kuwait			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii		USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mauritania, Senegal

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran (s.)

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait
WESTERN ASIA: Iraq, Israel, Jordan

Naturalized
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)

Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
Baum, B. R. 1978. The genus Tamarix 81.
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	erosion control	may cause salinization	National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental	firebreak	may cause salinization	National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental	ornamental		Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Environmental	ornamental		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental	ornamental		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Environmental	ornamental		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	revegetator		Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Environmental	revegetator		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental	revegetator		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Environmental	revegetator		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	shade/shelter		Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Environmental	shade/shelter		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental	shade/shelter		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Environmental	shade/shelter		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Fuels	charcoal		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuels	fuelwood		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Materials	tannin/dyestuff		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Materials	wood		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Medicines	folklore		Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36222. Accessed 15 April 2026.