English: Pamirian winterfat.
Synonym: Achyranthes papposa; Axyris ceratoides; Ceratoides compacta; Ceratospermum papposum; Diotis ceratoides; Eurotia arborescens; Saltia papposa.
Region: Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia; Russia, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania.
Genus: 5 species.

BotanyShrub; up to 100 cm tall; whitish, from a thick layer of finely branched hairs.
Leaves: highly variable in shape; up to 25 mm long.
Inflorescence: axillary clusters and a terminal raceme
Flowers: tiny; covered with long silky hairs; staminate and pistillate organs are in different flowers on the same plant.
Fruit: egg-shaped; ± 3 mm long; with 4 angles and 2 horns.