This introduced tree is commonly known as athel tamarisk.
Tamarix aphylla is described as a "dicot" in the Tamaricaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Listed as a Weed of National Significance (https://weeds.org.au/overview/lists-strategies/).
Reported south-west of Maryborough. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148738189
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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