Sarcobatus

For the region in the southwestern United States, see Sarcobatus Flat. For other plants called greasewood, see Greasewood.

Sarcobatus
S. baileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Sarcobataceae
Behnke
Genus: Sarcobatus
Nees
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Fremontia Torr.

Sarcobatus is a North American genus of two species of flowering plants, formerly considered to be a single species. Common names for S. vermiculatus include greasewood, seepwood, and saltbush.[2] Traditionally, Sarcobatus has been treated in the family Chenopodiaceae, but the APG III system of 2009 recognizes it as the sole genus in the family Sarcobataceae.

  1. ^ Matthew H. Hils, John W. Thieret & James D. Morefield. "Sarcobatus". In Stanley L. Welsh; Clifford W. Crompton; Steven E. Clemants (eds.). Flora of North America, volume 4, Chenopodiaceae.
  2. ^ Matthew H. Hils, John W. Thieret & James D. Morefield. "Sarcobatus vermiculatus". In Stanley L. Welsh; Clifford W. Crompton; Steven E. Clemants (eds.). Flora of North America, volume 4, Chenopodiaceae.