Habitats in the Western Desert Electronic Herbarium From our Expeditions

Tamarix nilotica

Family	Tamaricaceae
Synonyms	T. arabica, T. mannifera, T. arborea
Local name	Abal, Tarfa
Habitat in Egypt	saline sandy soils, edges of salt marshes, coastal and inland sandy plains; shrub accumulating sand and forming vegetation mounds; often cultivated for shade and wood
Distribution	North and Northeast Africa, East Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia