Sarcobatus
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![Sarcobatus vermiculatus](/Images/godic/202412/24/Greasewood_031530.jpg")
![Close-up of greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus](/Images/godic/202412/24/Greasewood_011530.jpg")
Sarcobatus, is a North American genus of two species of flowering plants, formerly considered to be a single species. Common names for S. vermiculatus include greasewood, seepwood, and saltbush. Traditionally, Sarcobatus has been treated in the family Chenopodiaceae, but the APG III system of 2009 recognizes it as the sole genus in the family Sarcobataceae.