Nitraria tangutorum

Botanical Description

Nitraria tangutorum is a prostrate to spreading, much-branched shrub; it usually grows around 100 - 200cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is an important environmental species in the desert, providing food for many species, helping to stabilize the sand and slow the advance of the desert.