Athel pine
Tamarix aphylla
family
Tamaricaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Athel pine, Athel, Athel tamarisk, Athel tree, Desert tamarisk, Flowering cypress, Salt cedar, Tamarisk.
A spreading tree with rough and deeply furrowed bark that is dark grey or greyish-brown its younger stems are smooth, jointed, and have a bluish-green or greyish-green appearance. Its leaves are reduced to tiny scales (1-2 mm long) and are alternately arranged along the fine branchlets its small flowers (with petals about 2 mm long) are stalkless, pale pink or whitish in colour. They are borne in elongated clusters (3-6 cm long) near the tips of the branches its small bell-shaped capsules (2-3 mm long) contain numerous minute seeds that are topped with a tuft of tiny hairs.
Impact
Impact
Athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia and is actively managed by community groups in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is also regarded as a potentially significant environmental weed in other parts of Australia, and is one of the twenty Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) in Australia. For more information from the Australian Government
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia and is actively managed by community groups in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is also regarded as a potentially significant environmental weed in other parts of Australia, and is one of the twenty Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) in Australia. For more information from the Australian Government
