Sympegma are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate Asia. Woody subshrubs, they are often the dominant species in the high (1,800 to 2,200 m) alkaline deserts in which they live.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salsoloideae |
| Tribe: | Salsoleae |
| Genus: | Sympegma Bunge[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:
- Sympegma elegans G.L.Chu
- Sympegma regelii Bunge
References
edit- ^ Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 25: 371 (1879)
- ^ Abd El-Ghani, Monier M.; Huerta-Martínez, Francisco Martín; Hongyan, Liu; Qureshi, Rahmatullah (2017). "Vegetation and Environment". Plant Responses to Hyperarid Desert Environments. pp. 537–544. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-59135-3_12. ISBN 978-3-319-59134-6.