Tamarix nilotica, Nile tamarisk,
אשל היאור
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| | Scientific name: |
| Tamarix nilotica |
| Common name |
| Nile tamarisk |
| Hebrew name: |
| אשל היאור |
| Arabic name: |
| Abal/Tarfa, لبع/هفرط |
| Family: |
| Tamaricaceae, אשליים |
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, tree |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, scale |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| : March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Desert, Salty habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| Yes |
H.B.Tristram (11 May 1822 - 8 March 1906) , The Natural History of the Bible: "Abraham planted a grove (eshel) in Beersheba" (Gen.XXI.33): "Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree (eshel) at Jabesh" (I Sam. XXXI.13); but, in 1 Chron. X.12, it is called 'elah,' an oak. Critics are agreed that 'eshel' signifies some particular tree, and the best authorities
identify it with the Arabic asal, the Tamarisk tree.
No less than seven species of Tamarisk are found in Palestine, and several of them in great abundance."
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