Wild Plant Garden

　　    The plants in the desert are all extremely hardy species. To resist drought, most of them have reduced their leaves to scale-like or thread-like forms, using tender branches for respiration and photosynthesis. Their stems may be covered with white fuzz or appear silvery-white to reflect sunlight and reduce water evaporation. They all possess well-developed root systems — a single vertical root can extend more than 5 meters deep into the sandy soil, while lateral roots can spread out over tens of meters. The main desert plants in the Kalameili Mountain area include Populus euphratica, Haloxylon persicum, Calligonum leucocladum, Tamarix ramosissima, Reaumuria soongarica, Anabasis aphylla, Halimodendron halodendron, Hippophae rhamnoides, Ephedra distachya, Aristida pennata, Astragalus gebleri, Seriphidium santolinum, Seriphidium transiliense, Ceratoides latens, Stipa capillata, Carex, Phragmites australis, Achnatherum splendens, Allium mongolicum, and Agropyron cristatum. In addition, there are also valuable medicinal herbs such as Cynomorium songaricum and Cistanche deserticola.