Athel pine, tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) (Nox)

Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution

Scientific name: Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst.

Common Name:
athel pine, tamarisk

Status:
Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).

Habitat:
Semi-arid to arid warm-temperate or subtropical regions, preferably in full sun and on light to medium loams. (Parsons & Cuthbertson 2001). Disturbed and undisturbed streams, waterways, bottomlands, banks and drainage channels, moist rangelands and pastures. (PAC 2005).

Related Links

A Weed Management Guide for Athel Pine (Tamarisk) is available on the CRC Website (external link)

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Scientific name:	Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst.
Common Name:	athel pine, tamarisk
Status:	Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).
Habitat:	Semi-arid to arid warm-temperate or subtropical regions, preferably in full sun and on light to medium loams. (Parsons & Cuthbertson 2001). Disturbed and undisturbed streams, waterways, bottomlands, banks and drainage channels, moist rangelands and pastures. (PAC 2005).