Taxon: Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.

Summary

Genus:

Agriophyllum

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Subfamily:

Corispermoideae

Nomen number:

310926

Place of publication:

A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2):139. 1849

Verified:

12/02/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Corispermum squarrosum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
Agriophyllum gobicum Bunge
Agriophyllum pungens (Vahl) Link ex A. Dietr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
Hegi, G. et al. 1960. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 3(2):723. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	sha peng	沙蓬		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Astrakhan	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Baškortostan, Respublika	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Orenburg	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Tyva, Respublika]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Baškortostan, Respublika, Orenburg, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast']

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan

Reference(s)

Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Agriophyllum arenarium M. Bieb.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage	as Agriophyllum arenarium	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Agriophyllum arenarium
Environmental	erosion control	as Agriophyllum arenarium	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Agriophyllum arenarium

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310926. Accessed 15 April 2026.