Haloxylon ammodendron

Haloxylon ammodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Haloxylon
Species:
H. ammodendron
Binomial name
Haloxylon ammodendron
Synonyms
  • Pinus orientalis Falk
  • Anabasis ammodendron C.A.Mey.
  • Tamarix songarica Eversm. ex Steud.
  • Arthrophytum ammodendron var. aphyllum Minkw.
  • Arthrophytum ammodendron (C.A.Mey.) Litv.
  • Arthrophytum haloxylon Litv.
  • Haloxylon pachycladum Popov
  • Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin
  • Haloxylon ammodendron var. aphyllum (Minkw.) Chang Y.Yang

Haloxylon ammodendron, variously called the saxaul (Russian: саксау́л, romanized: saksaúl), black saxaul, also spelled sacsaoul or saksaul is a plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. "Saksaul" is a common Turkic word that entered Russian through Kazakh.