Tamarix aphylla(L.) H.Karst.

Athel tamarisk

WFO wfo-0000458771 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. a Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-21 / obs. 185084374
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Mike Ostrowski
fig. b Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 179187739
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Mehdi Chetibi
fig. c Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 179870668
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by 葉子
fig. d 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178017811
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Diana
fig. e Diana, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159989694
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez
fig. f Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 143234615
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by Sue Carnahan
fig. g Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 130546518
Tamarix aphylla, photographed by 葉子
fig. h 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 132864090

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Tamarix aphylla is native: Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen, India, Pakistan AlgeriaChadDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEthiopiaKenyaLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoNigerSenegalSomaliaSudan-South SudanTunisiaAfghanistanGulf StatesIranIraqKuwaitOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiYemenIndiaPakistan
Native distribution of Tamarix aphylla, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Libya LBY
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Niger NGR
Senegal SEN
Socotra SOC
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tunisia TUN
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kuwait KUW
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Yemen YEM
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK

Not drawn on the map: Socotra. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 4 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Tamarix articulata Vahl
  • Tamarix orientalis Forssk.
  • Tetraclinis aphylla (L.) Rothm.
  • Thuja aphylla L.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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