Flavonoid Synthesis Pathway Response to Low-Temperature Stress in a Desert Medicinal Plant, (Sandrice).

(L.) Moq. (), also known as sandrice, is an important medicinal plant widely distributed in dunes across all the deserts of China.

Phylogeographic analysis reveals multiple origins of the desert shrub in northern Xinjiang, involving homoploid and tetraploid hybrids.

Hybrid speciation plays an important role in species diversification. The establishment of reproductive isolation is crucial for hybrid speciation, and the identification of diverse types of hybrids, particularly homoploid hybrid species, contributes to a comprehensive understanding of this process. is a constructive shrub widespread in arid Central Asia.