Description
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus (scientific name: Ammopiptanthus mongolicus (Maxim. ex Kom.) Cheng f.) is an evergreen shrub of the family Leguminosae, which can reach up to 2 meters in height. Pilose; stipules are small, triangular or triangular-lanceolate, flowers alternate, bracts ovate, pedicel subglabrous, calyx bell-shaped, thin leathery, broad triangle, yellow corolla, petals with long stalks, pods Flat, linear, round kidney-shaped seeds, flowering from April to May, and fruiting from May to June.
Distributed in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, China. Born on sand dunes, river beachside terraces, it is a good sand-fixing plant. It is also distributed in southern Mongolia.