Table 1.

Plant list and species importance value in Tetraena mongolica community.

Plant Species	Plant Life Form	Family	Genus	Average Height (cm)	Coverage by Species	Density (/hm2)	Importance Value
Tetraena mongolica	Shrub	Zygophyllaceae	Tetraena	33.95	21.46	55.6	0.56
Reaumuria songarica	Shrub	Tamaricaceae	Reaumuria	38.08	7.82	18.6	0.29
Potaninia mongolica	Shrub	Rosaceae	Potaninia	20.27	1.64	15.5	0.13
Salsola passerina	Shrub	Amaranthaceae	Salsola	21.54	0.27	2.6	0.05
Tripolium vulgare	Herb	Asteraceae	Tripolium	19.8	0.755	4705	0.65
Cleistogenes chinensis	Herb	Poaceae	Cleistogenes	3.0	0.225	425	0.18
Echinops sphaerocephalus	Herb	Asteraceae	Echinops	16.4	0.345	180	0.098
Cleistogenes squarrosa	Herb	Poaceae	Cleistogenes	2.2	0.075	115	0.027
Peganum harmala	Herb	Zygophyllaceae	Peganum	9.75	0.25	10	0.025
Limonium sinense	Herb	Plumbaginaceae	Limonium	9	0.05	5	0.015