沙棘又叫酸柳、酸刺、黑刺、酸榴榴,胡颓子科,沙棘属落叶小乔木或灌木,分布在我国北方和西南地区,垂直分布在海拔1,000—4,000米之间。沙棘适应性强,抗风耐沙,耐盐碱,耐水湿,耐严寒,耐高温,极耐干旱瘠薄,在山地、丘陵、阳坡、阴坡、陡坡、阶地、沙地和平原、河岸、沟谷、低湿地,以及弱度盐渍化土地上均能生长,是防冲、固岸、护坡、保持水土、固沙造林和改良土壤的先锋树种,也是重要的薪炭林树种。 Seabuckthorn also known as acid willow, acid thorns, black thorn, sour plum, Elaeagus family, seabuckthorn deciduous trees or shrubs, distributed in northern and southwestern China, vertically distributed at an altitude of 1,000-4,000 meters. Seabuckthorn adaptable, wind and sand resistant, saline-alkali resistance, water wet, cold-resistant, high temperature, extremely drought barren, in mountainous, hills, sunny slopes, steep slopes, terraces, sandy and plains, Gully, low wetlands, and weak salinization of the soil can grow, is anti-red, solid shore, slope protection, to maintain soil and water conservation, afforestation and improvement of soil pioneer species, but also important fuelwood tree species.