Tamarix parviflora, Saltcedar, Smallflower tamarisk, אשל קטן פרחים

Tamarix parviflora, Saltcedar, Smallflower tamarisk,
אשל קטן פרחים


Scientific name:		Tamarix parviflora
Common name:		Saltcedar, Smallflower tamarisk
Hebrew name:		אשל קטן פרחים
Family:		Tamaricaceae, אשליים

_{Location:Hezliya Pituach, HaEshel street; Date Picture Taken: June 6, 2009}


Life form:		Tree
Leaves:		Alternate, scale
Flowers:		White
Flowering Period:		March, April, May, June
Habitat:		Desert, Salty habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Perenating
Protected Flower, צמח מוגן:		Yes

_{Location:Hezliya Pituach, HaEshel street; Date Picture Taken: June 6, 2009}
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."
Tamarix parviflora,Saltcedar, Smallflower tamarisk, אשל קטן פרחים

_{Location:Hezliya Pituach, HaEshel street; Date Picture Taken: June 6, 2009}

Tamarix parviflora,Saltcedar, Smallflower tamarisk, אשל קטן פרחים

_{Location:Hezliya Pituach, HaEshel street; Date Picture Taken: June 6, 2009}