Sarcobatus
E561621
Sarcobatus is a genus of hardy, salt-tolerant shrubs (commonly called greasewood) characteristic of arid, alkaline soils in western North America.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
tolerance to alkaline conditions
ⓘ
tolerance to drought ⓘ tolerance to high soil salinity ⓘ |
| branchCharacteristic | spiny or rigid branches ⓘ |
| characteristicOf | salt-desert shrub communities ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Core eudicots NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | greasewood ⓘ |
| describedAs | hardy shrub ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant shrub in salt-desert shrublands
ⓘ
soil stabilizer in arid landscapes ⓘ |
| family | Sarcobataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foliageCharacteristic | succulent-like leaves ⓘ |
| growthForm | shrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
alkaline soils
ⓘ
arid regions ⓘ saline soils ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Sarcobatus baileyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarcobatus vermiculatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafRetention | summer-green ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticAdaptation | adapted to high light and heat ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C4 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
ⓘ
vegetative reproduction ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
alkaline
ⓘ
saline ⓘ well-drained ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought-tolerant
ⓘ
salt-tolerant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
browse for some wildlife
ⓘ
fuelwood by local people ⓘ |
| woodCharacteristic | resinous ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.