Calflora Taxon Report
Tamarix aphylla  (L.) H. Karst.
Athel tamarisk, Athel tree
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2021 Randy Huey
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2021 Randy Huey
photo on Calflora
2023 Cynthia Powell
photo on Calflora
2021 Nelson Earl
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2020 Ron Vanderhoff
photo on Calflora
2022 Ryan O'Dell
Tamarix aphylla is a tree that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
DJJJASONAFMM

Bloom Period
Genus: Tamarix
Family: Tamaricaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSTamarix articulata
External links:

Tamarix: the Latin name for this plant derived from the Tamaris River in Spain

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

Accessed: