Hebrew: אשל מרובע, Arabic: أثل رباعي الأخبية
| Scientific name: | Tamarix tetragyna Ehrenb. | |
| Common name: | Four-stamen tamarisk, Saltcedar | |
| Hebrew name: | אשל מרובע | |
| Arabic name: | Ethel Quartet Alokhbayh, أثل رباعي الأخبية | |
| Family: | Tamaricaceae, Tamarix family, אשליים |
Location: Achu Binyamina |
| Life form: | Tree, 1-3 m high | |
| Stems: | Reddish brown bark; glabrous | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, scale | |
| Inflorescence: | vernal, racemes 3-9 cm. long, 5-8 mm broad | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; mostly tetramerous, rarely pentamerous; white | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule pyramical shaped, 6 mm long | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, December | |
| Habitat: | Saline Sandy Soils, Swamps, Edges of Salt Marshes | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts Salt resistance : grows in salty and non-salty habitats | |
| Chorotype: | Med - Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Location: Achu Binyamina Derivation of the botanical name: Tamarix, the Latin name for this plant derived from the Tamaris River in Spain. tetragyna, with 4 styles or carpels. The Hebrew name:אשל, eshel, ʾḗšel, Akkadian: ašlu; Ugaritic: Eshel; Aramaic אַתְלָא, (atla); Arabic أَثْل (ʾaṯl).
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