Habitats in the Western Desert Electronic Herbarium From our Expeditions

Tamarix aphylla

Family	Tamaricaceae
Synonyms	T. orientalis, T. articulata, Thuja aphylla
Local name	Atl, Athel
Habitat in Egypt	saline soils, desert wadis and sandy plains; shrub accumulating sand and forming vegetation mounds
Distribution	North Africa, Sinai, Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan Ethiopia, Somalia, Northwest tropical Africa; widely cultivated in Egypt