Krascheninnikovia ceratoides

Krascheninnikovia ceratoides, or the Pamirian winterfat,^[2] is a plant species native to Central Europe and Southern Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.^[3] It has been reported from Russia, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Romania.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Krascheninnikovia ceratoides
Krascheninnikovia ceratoides in Austria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Krascheninnikovia
Species:	K. ceratoides
Binomial name
Krascheninnikovia ceratoides (L.) Gueldenst.
Synonyms[1]
Achyranthes papposa Forssk. Axyris ceratoides L. Ceratoides arborescens (Losinsk.) C.P.Tsien & C.G.Ma Ceratoides compacta (Losinsk.) Soják Ceratoides compacta (Losinsk.) C.P. Tsien & C.G. Ma Ceratoides compacta var. longipilosa C.P.Tsien & C.G.Ma Ceratoides eversmanniana (Stschegl. ex I.G.Borshch.) Botsch. & Ikonn. Ceratoides intramongolica H.C.Fu, J.Y.Yang & S.Y.Zhao Ceratoides latens Reveal & N.H.Holmgren Ceratoides lenensis (Kuminova) Jurtzev & Kamelin Ceratoides papposa Botsch. & Ikonn. Ceratoides pungens (Popov) Czerep. Ceratospermum papposum Pers. Diotis ceratoides (L.) Willd. Diotis ferruginea T.Nees Eurotia arborescens Losinsk. Eurotia ceratoides (L.) C.A. Mey. Eurotia ceratoides var. ferruginea (T.Nees) Boiss. Eurotia ceratoides var. lanata (Pursh) Kuntze Eurotia ceratoides var. latifolia Moq. Eurotia ceratoides var. pratensis Losinsk. Eurotia ceratoides var. pungens Popov Eurotia ceratoides var. tenuifolia Moq. Eurotia ceratoides f. tragacanthoides Losinsk. Eurotia ceratoides var. tragacanthoides (Losinsk.) Iljin Eurotia compacta Losinsk. Eurotia eversmanniana Stschegl. ex I.G.Borshch. Eurotia ferruginea (T.Nees) Boiss. ex Moq. Eurotia lanata (Pursh) K.Koch Eurotia lanata var. subspinosa (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles Eurotia lenensis Kuminova Eurotia prostrata Losinsk. Eurotia pungens (Popov) Pazij Krascheninnikovia arborescens (Losinsk.) Czerep. Krascheninnikovia ceratoides var. pratensis (Losinsk.) Gang Yang Krascheninnikovia ceratoides subsp. tragacanthoides Ovcz. & Kinzikaeva Krascheninnikovia compacta (Losinsk.) Grubov Krascheninnikovia compacta var. longipilosa (C.P.Tsien & C.G.Ma) Mosyakin Krascheninnikovia intramongolica (H.C.Fu, J.Y.Yang & S.Y.Zhao) Z.Y.Zhu, C.Z.Liang & W.Wang Krascheninnikovia latens J.F.Gmel. Krascheninnikovia lenensis (Kuminova) Tzvelev Krascheninnikovia longipilosa (C.P.Tsien & C.G.Ma) G.L.Chu Krascheninnikovia pungens (Popov) Czerep. Krascheninnikovia pungens Podlech Saltia papposa (Forssk.) Moq.

Krascheninnikovia ceratoides is a shrub up to 100 cm tall, appearing whitish because of a thick layer of finely branched hairs. Leaves are highly variable in shape, up to 25 mm long.The flowers are tiny, covered with long silky hairs, borne in axillary clusters and a terminal raceme; staminate (male, pollen-producing) and pistillate (female, seed-producing) organs are in different flowers on the same plant. The fruit is egg-shaped, about 3 mm long, with 4 angles and 2 horns.^[3][11]