| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Anabasis cretacea Pall. |
| Bibliography | Reise Russ. Reich. 1: 493 (1771) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems yellow-green, leaves scaly-like, terete, 1-2mm, margins membranaceous, obtuse, awnless, flowers solitary, axillary, bracts ovate-oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anabasis cretica Vitman Anabasis tianschanica Botsch. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |