Suaeda aralocaspica

Description

Suaeda aralocaspica is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae that is restricted to the deserts of central Asia. It is a halophyte and uses C4 carbon fixation but lacks the characteristic leaf anatomy of other C4 plants. It is monoecious, annual and grows to a height of between 20 cm and 50 cm. It flowers in August, producing seeds of two different sizes that differ in their morphology, dormancy and germination characteristics. The species was formerly classified in its own genus Borszczowia, which is now treated as section within genus Suaeda.